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AMERICAN    GENEALOGIST. 


Catalofflue  0f  |amiljj  pfetori^;^  m\A  ^nUmiiom 


CONTAINING 


GENEALOGICAL  INFORMATION  ISSUED  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES, 
ARRANGED  CHRONOLOGICALLY. 


WILLIAM  H.  WHITMORE, 

MEMBER  OF  THE  PUBLISHING  COMMITTEE  OF  THE  NEW  ENGLAND 
HISTORIC-GENEALOGICAL  SOCIETT. 


ALBANY : 
JOEL    MUNSELL. 

1868. 


JOHN    WARD    DEAIT 


OF     BOSTON, 


THIS    VOLUME    IS    INSCRIBED 


aSS  ©nc  ta)|)o  |)as  WitntBstn  J)is  3Lona  €;ontmueti  anlr  Ualuaftle  Scrbiccs 


m  PROMOTING  THE  ADVANCEMENT 


SCIENCE  OF   GENEALOGY  IN  NEW  ENGLAND. 


PREFACE  TO  THE  SECOND  EDITION. 


JLHE  first  edition  of  this  book  was  published  in  1862, 
under  the  title  of  A  Handbook  of  American  Genealogy. 
It  was  published  in  pursuance  with  circulars  issued  in  1861, 
though  the  writer  having  made  arrangements  to  visit  the 
East  Indies,  was  obliged  to  complete  the  work  on  ship-board, 
and  was  deprived  of  the  advantage  of  revising  the  sheets 
as  printed.  This  labor  of  revision  was  most  kindly  under- 
taken by  John  Ward  Dean,  Esq.,  who  also  added  several 
critiques  on  works  which  had  escaped  the  writer,  and  thus 
greatly  contributed  to  the  completeness  of  the  work. 

The  first  edition  having  been  exhausted,  it  has  been 
thought  advisable  to  arrange  the  work  anew,  and  to  insert 
in  their  order  notices  of  all  the  genealogies  which  have 
since  appeared.  A  catalogue  of  this  description  can  at 
best  be  complete  only  to  the  date  of  its  publication,  and 
must  require  periodical  supplements  or  successive  editions. 
The  imperfections  consequent  upon  the  first  preparation 
rendered  it  more  judicious  to  issue  a  jiew  edition  in 
which  each  book  should  be  noticed  in  its  chronological 
order;  hereafter,  perhaps,  supplements  will  sufiice  to  keep 
the  record  complete. 

Since  the  commencement  of  this  catalogue  several  simi- 
lar works  have  been  undertaken  in  England.  Moule's 
Bihliotheca  Heraldica  is  a  very  thorough  guide  to  the  earlier 
books  relative  to  English  families,  but  it  terminates  with 
1822.     During  the  past  year,  J.  Russell  Smith,  London, 


vi  Preface  to  the  Second  Edition. 

has  issued  in  parts,  An  Index  to  the  Printed  Pedigrees  con- 
tained in  County  and  Local  Histories,  Heralds''  Visitations, 
and  in  the  more  important  Genealogical  Collections.  By  Charles 
Briclger.     It  makes  a  volume  of  388  pages. 

R.  Hardwicke,  London,  has  issued  An  Index  to  the 
Pedigrees  contained  in  the  ^winted  Heralds'  Visitations,  &c. 
By  George  W.  Marshall. 

The  same  author  has  also  issued  A  Catalogue  of  Pedigrees 
hitherto  un-indexed.     It  contains  70  pages. 

James  Colman,  London,  has  prepared  and  published  a 
General  Index  to  Printed  Pedigrees  which  are  to  he  found  in 
all  the  standard  County  and  Local  Histories,  and  many  Pri- 
vately Printed  Genealogies. 

Mchols  &  Sons,  London,  have  continued  The  Herald  and 
Genealogist,  edited  by  John  Gough  Kichols,  F.  S.  A.,  of 
which  the  third  volume  was  completed  in  June,  1866,  and 
which  contains  many  bibliographical  articles. 

Lastly.  J.  E.  Taylor  &  Co.  commenced  in  July,  1866, 
a  new  quarterly  entitled  Miscellanea  Gcnealogica  et  Heraldica, 
edited  by  Joseph  Jackson  Howard,  LL.D.,  F.  S.  A. 

The  intimate  connection  between  England  and  this 
country  renders  the  publication  of  these  books  a  matter  of 
great  importance  to  the  American  genealogist. 

W.  H.  W. 

Boston,  Sept.  6,  1867. 


PREFACE   TO   THE   FIRST   EDITION. 


XT  was  the  original  intention  of  the  compiler  to  give  simply 
a  catalogue  of  the  books  treating  on  family  history,  mth- 
out  attempting  a  description  of  them,  or  an  estimate  of 
their  value.  He  has  been  led  to  deviate  from  his  plan  be- 
cause many  of  these  works  are  now  very  rare,  and  some 
of  his  readers  might  be  put  to  considerable  trouble  to 
obtain  a  book  on  the  list,  which,  when  found,  might  contain 
but  little  of  real  value.  This  reason  induced  him  to  attempt 
a  description  of  the  contents,  and  it  would  be  impossible 
for  any  one  to  spend  months  in  cataloguing  these  works, 
without  making  an  estimate  of  their  comparative  value. 
Every  one  is  liable  to  be  prejudiced  in  such  an  estimate  by 
his  acquaintance  with  difterent  authors,  or  his  interest  in 
certain  families;  but  the  compiler  trusts  he  has  censured 
none  but  glaring  errors,  and  if  he  be  open  to  the  charge 
of  too  uniform  praise  of  these  histories,  small  as  well  as 
large,  he  begs  the  reader  to  remember  that  many  of  them 
were  published  at  the  expense  of  their  authors;  and,  that 
the  writer  who  devotes  his  time  to  the  collection  of  facts 
before  neglected,  has  performed  a  task  meritorious  in 
degree,  however  limited  in  extent. 

^y.  H.  w. 

Port  Louis,  Mauritius,  June,  1861. 


INTRODUCTION. 


J.T  will  be  unnecessary  to  enter  into  a  defense  of  the 
science  of  genealogy:  tlie  pages  which  follow  will  prove 
that  many  able  writers  have  considered  it  of  importance 
sufficient  to  warrant  them  in  seeking  its  advancement,  and 
that  a  large  class  of  readers  exists,  desirous  of  the  informa- 
tion collected  with  so  great  industry. 

jN"o  one  is  insensible  to  the  feeling  of  pride  in  a  virtuous 
and  honorable  parentage;  it  would  be  most  unjust  to  in- 
stance the  wise  and  good  of  past  generations  as  examples 
for  the  emulation  of  all  but  those  who  inherit  their  name 
and  blood :  family  pride  is  offensive  only  when  it  renders 
conspicuous  the  degeneracy  of  the  offspring  of  the  great. 

A  perfect  equality  of  the  members  of  a  society  can  only 
be  a  proof  of  its  utter  worthlessness;  but  no  civilized  com- 
munity exists  in  which  there  are  no  social  distinctions. 
In  many  communities  these  distinctions  are  arbitrary  and 
hereditary;  where  they  are  not,  nothing  but  ability  in  suc- 
cessive generations  can  maintain  the  supremacy  of  any  one 
family.  The  former  case  existed  in  England  and  Ame- 
rica until  the  Revolution ;  the  latter  is  now  the  condition 
of  the  United  States;  and  both  states  of  society  must 
interest  the  genealogist  here,  as  both  are  included  in  the 
field  of  his  researches. 

The  study  of  genealogy  in  England  was  a  necessity, 
since  property  and  honors  were  both  hereditary;  the  sci- 
ence soon  became  bound  by  fixed  rules,  and  attracted  to 
2 


10  Introduction. 

it  numerous  students.  One  division  of  the  science,  that 
which  concerned  property,  became  the  subject  of  legisla- 
tion, and  the  rights  of  primogeniture  shaped  the  structure 
of  society  for  centuries:  the  other,  concerning  honors, 
became  permanent  in  the  form  of  heraldry.  The  one 
made  rank  dependent  upon  wealth,  the  other  upon  valor; 
those  who  were  neither  rich  nor  brave,  were  subjects  and 
ignoble,  suffered  to  exist  only  for  the  support  and  gratifi- 
cation of  their  masters. 

The  heralds  having  established  the  distinctions  of  gentle 
and  base,  next  proceeded  to  assign  the  proper  rank  of  the 
members  of  the  gentry.  The  sovereign,  ruling  by  divine 
right,  was  the  fountain  of  all  honor;  and  his  nobles,  no 
longer  as  at  first,  equals  of  whom  the  king  was  first,  were 
elevated  or  degraded  in  proportion  to  their  position  in  the 
royal  esteem  and  favor.  Wealth  and  learning  gradually 
increased,  but  in  the  time  of  their  growth,  heraldry  mis- 
took prescription  for  immutability,  and  whilst  the  public 
mind  had  discovered  that  great  talents  in  times  of  peace 
ennobled  their  possessor,  the  heralds  commenced  to  doubt 
if  even  the  king  could  create  a  gentleman. 

The  result  of  these  conflicting  views  was,  that  England 
at  the  commencement  of  the  seventeenth  century,  found 
her  soil  in  the  possession  of  an  untitled  hereditary  aristo- 
cracy; but  that  class  was  one  which  was  daily  receiving 
additions  from  that  portion  of  its  inferiors  which  evinced 
its  right  by  the  exercise  of  its  talents.  The  ignoble  of 
the  heralds  were  now  simply  the  ignorant;  but  no  barrier 
prevented  a  yeoman,  an  artisan,  or  a  tradesman,  from 
employing  his  powers,  and  with  his  success  come  the  re- 
ward, then  highly  prized,  of  equality  with  any  in  the  land. 

Such  was  the  state  of  England  when  our  ancestors 
commenced  the  colonization  of  this  country;  and  in  the 
mother  country  the  process  of  assimilation  has  gone  on 
under  the  old  forms,  until  the  present  time.     Wealth  has 


Introduction.  11 

assumed  a  thousand  forms,  and  is  no  longer  represented 
by  broad  lands,  exclusively;  learning  has  acquired  a  thou- 
sand new  channels,  and  no  longer  pours  forth  its  waters 
for  the  few  to  receive  in  costly  goblets;  but  those  who 
have  the  firm  resolve  to  acquire  wealth  or  knowledge, 
earn  by  that  exertion,  a  position  above  their  fellows. 
England  is  aristocratic,  and  to  that  feeling  is  due  her 
preeminence  among  nations;  if  her  distinctions  be  still 
oppressive  towards  any  class,  the  fault  is  mainly  owing  to 
her  contracted  physical  boundaries. 

At  the  time  when  ]N"ew  England  was  colonized,  the 
emigrants  br&ught  with  them  opinions  fully  as  liberal  as 
those  professed  by  their  associates  at  home.  The  whole 
tone  of  the  first  government  here  was  aristocratic,  but  it 
also  contained  the  germ  of  the  freedom  since  become  our 
distinguishing  characteristic.  On  a  grave  occasion  the 
question  was  propounded — "Whether  our  government  be 
a  pure  aristocracy,  or  mixed  with  a  democracy  ?  If  mixed 
whether  it  should  not  be  mixed  in  all  the  administrations 
of  the  same?"  The  reply  was — "Our  government  is  not 
a  mere  aristocracy,  but  mixed  of  an  aristocracy  and  demo- 
cracy, in  respect  of  the  general  court ;  notwithstanding  it 
be  mixed  in  the  general  court,  yet  it  followeth  not  neces- 
sary thereupon,  that  it  should  be  mixed  in  all  other  courts 
and  administrations  thereof." 

Such  then  was  the  beginning  of  our  social  government; 
honor  to  those  worthy  of  honor  —  no  leveling  of  all  to  a 
nominal  equality,  but  no  fetters  for  those  who  had  the 
will  to  rise — no  oppression  for  those  who  were  content  to 
form  the  bulwark  of  the  state. 

The  aristocracy  thus  conceded  was  claimed  by  two  par- 
ties, the  gentry  and  the  clergy:  the  former  claimed  that 
they  and  their  heirs  should  be  the  gentlemen  of  the  coun- 
try, and  on  them  alone  should  civil  offices  be  conferred. 
To   this  the   colonists  replied — "  Two  distinct   ranks  we 


12  Introduction. 

willingly  acknowledge  from  tlie  liglit  of  nature  and 
scripture ;  the  one  of  tliem  called  princes,  or  nobles,  or 
elders,  amongst  whom  gentlemen  have  their  place  —  the 
other,  the  people ;  hereditary  dignity  and  honors  we  will- 
ingly allow  to  the  former,  unless  by  the  scandalous  and 
base  conversion  of  any  of  them  they  become  degenerate : 
hereditary  liberty,  an  estate  of  freemen,  we  willingly 
allow  to  the  other,  unless  they  also,  by  some  unworthy  and 
slavish  carriage,  do  disenfranchise  themselves.  But  we 
may  not  trammel  ourselves  ^d  our  posterity  with  a  class 
of  hereditary  rulers ;  we  purpose  to  select  our  governor 
out  of  the  rank  of  gentlemen,  that  high  Ronors  be  not 
belittled,  but  a  spirit  and  gifts  fit  for  government  must  join 
in  him,  that  by  our  choice  unworthiness  be  not  elevated." 

The  clergy  on  the  other  side  aspired  not  only  to  the 
reality  of  power,  but  its  semblance  also.  I^ot  content 
with  impressing  the  stamp  of  their  stern  theology,  and  by 
the  influence  of  their  threats  and  their  persuasions  distort- 
ing the  shapely  structure  of  the  infant  state  to  their  own 
deformed  and  impracticable  standard,  they  sought  to 
render  the  state  visibly  subject  to  the  church,  and  in  the 
latter  to  show  the  pastor  as  supreme  above  his  flock. 

In  this  attempt  they  were  foiled,  but  not  in  the  life-time 
of  the  first  generation.  To  those  legislators  who  sought 
to  revive  the  Mosaical  law,  there  seemed  no  incongruity 
in  the  ofiices  of  preacher  and  magistrate ;  there  was  even 
a  special  reason  why  he  who  best  understood  the  original 
should  apply  the  adaptation.  But  with  the  first  generation 
passed  away  that  unwavering  and  unquestioning  faith 
in  the  church,  and  from  that  time  the  clergy  ceased  to 
lead  the  community  once  so  trustful.  Many  of  their 
sermons  still  remain  to  prove  that  the  ministers  felt  the 
loss  of  their  power,  but  they  had  only  the  melancholy 
satisfaction  of  prophesying  the  destruction  of  the  degene- 
rate commonwealth. 


Introduction.  13 

Botli  portions  of  the  aristocracy  then  failed  in  their 
attempt  to  grasp  a  power  which  the  commonalty  was 
unwilling  to  concede,  yet  that  body  of  freemen  did  not 
refuse  to  establish  that  distinction,  in  whose  good  repute 
it  saw  its  own  glory. 

The  governor,  the  judges,  the  assistants  continued  to 
form  an  aristocracy  honored  with  titles  and  the  foremost 
rank;  the  ministry,  coequal  with  these,  received  those 
becoming  marks  of  respect  due  to  their  devout  learning 
and  sacred  duties;  but  no  arbitrary  line  separated  the 
posterity  of  the  gentry  from  the  freemen.  In  every  little 
settlement  there  were  infinite  gradations,  forming  a  gra- 
dual ascent  for  those  aspiring  to  honors.  The  free  voice 
of  the  community  selected  the  various  local  officers, 
the  opinion  of  the  church  members  indicated  the  most 
devout  and  godly  of  their  number  as  fit  to  order  its  con- 
cerns ;  and  these  distinctions,  in  a  land  where  few  men 
cared  to  own  more  of  the  soil  then  their  own  arms  had 
reclaimed  from  the  wilderness,  and  where  a  string  of 
beads  might  purchase  a  principality,  were  in  reality  as 
honorable  and  desirable  as  a  ribbon  or  a  star  would  be  in 
Europe.  In  the  continuous  warfare  with  the  Indians  and 
the  French,  the  soldier  might  win  fame  and  distinction; 
in  the  rapidly  increasing  traffic  at  home  and  abroad,  the 
merchant  might  gain  wealth  and  honor ;  and  in  the  pulpit 
the  preacher  might  cause  an  awakening  of  souls  which 
would  bear  his  name  across  the  Atlantic,  and  render  it  "a 
household  word  in  families  famishing  on  the  husks  of 
episcopacy.  All  those  paths  to  success  were  open  to 
every  child  born  in  New  England,  and  this  freedom  was 
the  most  powerful  stimulant  to  exertion. 

In  one  condition  of  barbarous  life  a  whole  clan  will 
bear  but  one  name ;  in  another  each  savage  acquires  a 
distinguishing  epithet,  and  dares  any  form  of  suffering  or 
death,  that  this  may  be  an  honorable  one.     In  a  newly 


14  Introduction. 

settled  country  like  the  colonial  'New  England,  opportu- 
nities arise  impossible  in  more  populous  regions;  and 
hence  nearly  every  one  may  acquire  a  distinctive  rank, 
each  honorable  in  its  kind.  To  obtain  permanent  titles,  a 
band  of  adventurers  must  conquer  some  people,  rich  and 
comparatively  civilized ;  and  by  necessity  a  nobility  will 
be  established,  founded  and  supported  by  the  sword,  until 
the  day  of  retribution  sweeps  away  the  whole  structure,  or 
until  the  people  elect  to  continue  and  support  it  as  a  time- 
hallowed  and  decorous  form. 

In  this  country  no  man  earned  a  dukedom  by  his  valor 
against  the  aborigines ;  and  at  a  time,  when,  if  ever,  the 
foundation  of  a  hereditary  aristocracy  might  have  been  laid, 
a  political  warfare  was  commenced  which  rendered  the 
very  word  hateful  to  the  public  ear.  Already  a  century 
in  advance  of  the  mother  country  in  political  freedom,  it 
was  impossible  to  replace  the  fetters  of  government ;  and 
the  revolutionists  seeing  themselves  involved  in  war  by 
the  arrogance  of  an  aristocracy  forming  one  branch  of  the 
government  and  controlling  the  others,  became  enraptured 
with  democracy ;  whilst  events  then  unforeseen  have  con- 
firmed and  continued  their  predilection.  Suffering  from 
the  defects  of  the  English  constitution,  and  not  prescient 
of  its  reformation,  they  decided  to  part  from  it  or  perish, 
and  their  decision  has  proved  a  blessing  to  those  they  left 
as  well  as  to  themselves. 

*     -m- 

"We  have  seen  then  that  our  ancestors  brought  with 
them  ai'istocratic  distinctions,  that  they  enlarged  and  im- 
proved their  primary  ideas,  and  that  these  distinctions 
have  been  nearly  obliterated.  The  genealogist,  in  tracing 
a  family,  will  find  it  reaching  through  these  phases  of 
political  progress,  and  our  remarks  may  assist  him  in 
deciding  what  positions  have  been  esteemed  in  the  commu- 
nity, and  how  far  his  parentage  is  of  that  virtuous  and 
honorable  nature  in  which  he  may  feel  a  justifiable  pride. 


Introduction.  15 

The  great  attention  wliicli  has  been  given  of  late  to 
genealogy,  will  render  easy,  for  nearly  every  descendant 
of  the  first  settlers,  to  trace  his  pedigree  to  the  emigrant 
hither.  His  next  question  will  be  as  to  the  means  of 
tracing  it  in  the  mother  country,  which,  in  nearly  every  case, 
is  in  England.  Before  touching  on  this  point,  however,  we 
may  note  that  our  New  England  pedigrees  possess,  in 
themselves,  a  very  respectable  antiquity;  and  democratic 
though  we  be,  we  need  not  be  ashamed  to  challenge  other 
nations  to  the  comparison.  A  spirit  of  rivalry  makes 
men  unwilling  to  confess  inferiority  in  any  respect ;  to  the 
French  taunt  of  "a  nation  of  shopkeepers,"  England 
retorts,  "  "Waterloo  and  St.  Helena ;  "  to  the  "  gentlemen  of 
coat  armor  "  of  England,  we  reply  that  nine-tenths  of  our 
citizens  can  prove  their  descent  for  eight  generations,  and 
at  each  step  find  a  man  of  a  position  here  equivalent  to 
their  own. 

It  is  a  fact  easily  verified,  that  not  only  is  the  historic 
nobility  of  England  becoming  extinct,  but  such  changes 
are  still  in  progress  in  her  social  condition,  that  the  repre- 
sentatives of  her  old  families  are  rapidly  disappearing  from 
her  soil.  The  great  progress  of  her  manufacturing  and 
commercial  interests  in  increasing  the  national  wealth,  has 
created  a  great  alteration  in  the  position  of  her  landholders. 
For  a  time  this  was  counterbalanced  in  part  by  the 
reclamation  of  waste  lands  and  the  improvements  in  agri- 
culture ;  but  now  where  the  politician  sees  only  the  proba- 
bility that  England  will  become  a  vast  manufactory, 
dependent  for  support  upon  the  products  of  virgin  soils; 
and  advocating  free  trade  to  increase  the  national  wealth, 
sees  with  indiiFerence  the  farmer  driven  by  ruinous  com- 
petition from  the  free  air  of  heaven  to  the  debilitating 
atmosphere  of  the  work-room,  the  genealogist  sees  in  this 
depreciation  of  the  landed  interest,  the  certain  extinction 
of  the  influence  of  the  landed   gentry,    and  with   it  the 


16  Introduction. 

termination  of  that  state  of  affairs  whicli  has  added  suc- 
cessive generations  to  the  longest  pedigrees  in  Europe. 

This  may  seem  a  kidicrous  idea  —  this  tracing  in  the 
onward  destiny  of  a  nation  the  dechne  of  parchment  dig- 
nities — but  the  genealogist  may  regret  the  loss  of  his 
bubble  while  wiser  heads  may  find  cause  for  reflection  in 
the  spirit  which  has  produced  the  change.  It  is  not  im- 
possible to  find  parallel  cases  in  history  of  a  nature  very 
unpalatable  to  the  "peace  at  any  price"  free  traders;  and 
it  is  easy  to  cite  the  leaders  of  the  English  conservatives  to 
prove  that  great  statesmen  think  that  the  feeling  which 
inspires  the  genealogist  is  not  to  be  overlooked. 

We  have  stated  this  much  to  show  that  no  American 
has  reason  to  despise  his  genealogy  as  compared  with 
others,  and  to  hint  that  the  time  is  imaginable  when  no 
others  will  surpass  them ;  in  which  belief  let  all  American 
genealogists  find  a  proportionate  dignity  for  their  labors. 

As  to  the  probability  of  tracing  our  ancestors  in  Eng- 
land, something  may  now  be  said.  The  colonists  of  'New 
England  were  nearly  all  persons  of  decided  religious  opi- 
nions, and  this  fact  alone  will  serve  to  prove  that  they 
were  not  of  the  lowest  rank  in  their  native  country.  Many 
of  the  leaders  we  know  were  fi^om  the  rank  of  the  gentry, 
the  main  body  was  composed  of  artisans  and  yeomen. 
Every  one  of  our  colonial  governors,  and  a  large  propor- 
tion of  the  magistrates  and  clergy,  were  gentlemen  of  coat 
.armor;  the  freemen  may  have  been  entitled  to  the  distinc- 
tion often,  but  have  refrained  from  its  insignia  as  unsuited 
to  their  position.  The  ancestry  of  the  former  may  easily 
be  traced  in  England :  to  recover  the  pedigree  of  the  latter 
we  must  depend  to  a  great  extent  upon  good  fortune  and 
perseverance. 

The  local  records  in  England  vary  very  much  in  the 
different  counties  and  parishes,  and  their  examination  is 
now  attended  with  much  expense,  though  access  to  them  is 


Introduction.  17 

being  yearly  rendered  more  easy.  In  cases  where  the 
birthplace  of  an  emigrant  is  known,  a  search  may  be  made 
intelligently,  though  often  with  small  results;  where  no 
clue  exists,  the  field  is  so  extensive  that  success  must  be 
problematical. 

There  is  one  popular  fallacy  into  which  too  many  of 
our  genealogists  have  fallen,  and  that  is  the  supposition 
tha*  all  the  bearers  of  a  given  name  are  descended  from 
a  common  stock.  In  repeated  instances  a  compiler  of 
family  histories  has  consulted  a  peerage  or  a  list  of  gentry, 
a  chronicle  or  a  county  history,  and  finding  a  person  there 
mentioned,  of  the  surname  that  a  family  here  bears,  has 
assumed  that  they  were  of  a  common  parentage,  has 
informed  his  friends  here  that  they  were  of  the  English 
family,  and  that  they  were  entitled  to  use  its  armorial  bear- 
ings. A  case  might  be  cited  where  a  family  here  was 
informed  that  it  was  entitled  to  use  arms  granted  to  a 
certain  knight,  when  it  was  matter  of  record  that  this 
English  knight  died  without  male  issue ;  and  a  score  of 
instances  are  known,  where  persons  have  selected  a  coat  of 
arms  from  a  heraldric  cyclopedia,  when  they  were  igno- 
rant of  the  names  of  their  ancestors  in  this  countiy. 

The  fact  is,  that  such  writers  are  ignorant  of  the  origin 
of  surnames;  but  when  we  turn  to  authorities  on  that 
subject,  we  find  that  whilst  surnames  are  mainly  derived 
from  some  distinguishing  peculiarity  of  its  first  bearer,  his 
occupation  or  his  residence,  in  each  of  these  classes  there 
might  be  numerous  founders  of  the  same  name.  Browns, 
Whites,  Archers,  Smiths,  Clarks,  Farmers,  and  Wrights, 
might  originate  in  every  parish,  and  that  they  did  do  so  is 
proved  by  the  frequent  occurrence  of  these  names.  In 
like  manner,  some  names  derived  from  places,  as  Hill, 
Lake,  Green,  "Wood  and  Field,  must  have  been  assumed 
by  numerous  individuals  in  localities  widely  apart,  and 
3 


18  Introduction. 

without  giving  cause  to  presume  any  relationship  between 
the  bearers  of  the  same  name. 

Even  names  derived  from  specific  localities  were  not 
always  appropriated  by  a  single  family.  Many  lords  of 
manors  took  their  names  from  their  lands,  but  so  might  the 
lowest  of  their  retainers.  An  artisan  or  yeoman  removing 
from  the  manor  of  Bristed  to  a  village  fifty  miles  away, 
might  find  John  the  Smith,  Brown  John,  Swift  John-and 
a  dozen  others  to  whose  distinctive  adjective  he  might  pre- 
fer an  equal  claim,  but  Bristed  John  would  mark  him 
better  then  any  other  name.  In  time,  their  issue  would 
take  the  family  name  of  Smith,  Brown,  and  Swift,  and  his 
of  Bristed,  even  as  the  owners  of  the  manor  would  become 
Bristeds. 

It  may  be  assumed  in  fact  as  a  rule  for  American  gene- 
alogists, that  it  is  safest  to  assume  that  any  given  family  here 
is  NOT  descended  from  any  distinguished  English  family  of  the 
same  name,  now  flourishing,  and  that  the  evidence  of  any 
connection  is  always  to  be  subject  to  severe  scrutiny  and 
reasonable  proofs. 

If  any  instance  be  required  in  proof  of  this,  allow  the 
writer  to  cite  one  case  within  his  own  experience.  A 
family  of  a  rather  uncommon  name,  one  clearly  derived 
from  some  English  locality,  exists  here,  founded  by  an 
emigrant  about  1635  or  1640.  Investigations  in  England 
show  that  there  are  two  families  of  gentry  of  the  name  in 
different  counties,  each  tracing  its  pedigree  to  about  A.  D. 
1300,  bearing  diflierent  arms,  and  regarded  as  distinct 
families;  and  that  other  families  of  the  same  name  were 
extant  between  1500  and  1600  in  fourteen  counties.  What 
is  the  probability,  that  the  emigrant  belonged  to  one  of 
the  two  noted  families,  rather  than  one  of  the  fourteen  of 
more  inferior  stocks  ? 

Let  our  genealogists  therefore  receive  in  a  kindly  spirit 
the  following  words  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hunter,  who  has 


Introduction.  19 

done  such  good  service  to  them  by  tracing  the  birthplace 
of  the  Plymouth  colonists  — "  No  genealogy  is  of  the  least 
value  that  is  not  supported  by  sufficient  evidence  from 
records  or  other  contemporary  writing.  The  mere  posses- 
sion of  a  surname  which  coincides  with  that  of  an  English 
family,  is  no  proof  of  connection  with  that  family.  Claims 
of  alliance  founded  on  this  basis,  are  not  the  legitimate 
offspring  of  laborious  genealogical  inquiry,  but  of  self- 
love  and  the  desire  of  a  reputation  for  ancestral  honor, 
where  no  such  honor  is  really  due.  Search  out  the  history 
of  your  ancestors  by  all  means ;  but  claim  no  more  than 
you  can  show  to  belong  to  you.  As  far  as  you  can  prove 
you  are  safe,  and  you  are  doing  a  work  that  is  good ;  but 
the  assumption  of  the  armorial  distinctions  of  eminent 
English  families  who  happen  to  bear  the  same  surname 
with  yom'selves  is  not  to  be  approved,  and  still  less  the 
attempt  which  is  sometimes  made  to  claim  alliance  with 
the  ancient  nobility  or  gentry  of  England.  When  it  can 
be  proved,  well  and  good ;  but  no  terms  can  be  too  severe 
to  reprobate  it  where  there  is  no  proof,  or  even  where 
there  is  no  show  of  probability.  It  may  lead  to  unfounded 
claims  not  only  to  honor,  but  to  property. 

We  have  tried  to  show  forth  in  plain  terms  the  error 
committed  by  too  many  of  our  genealogists,  and  we  have 
to  repeat  as  a  summary,  that  coincidence  of  names  is  no 
proof  of  relationship,  and  to  add  that  the  accounts  of 
English  families  in  peerages,  county  histories  and  records 
of  landed  gentry,  are  almost  invariably  of  no  service  to 
the  American  genealogist. 

Having  demonstrated  as  we  trust,  to  fiill  conviction, 
that  some  presumed  sources  of  information  are  in  reality 
useless,  we  have  now  to  inquire  how  our  English  ancestry 
may  be  ascertained.  Recently,  certain  records  have  been 
discovered  in  England,  containing  lists  of  many  of  the  emi- 
grants, and  in  many  instances  giving  also  the  place  from 


20  Introduction. 

which  they  emigrated.  These  lists  were  first  published 
by  Hon.  James  Savage;  a  revised  and  corrected  copy  was 
published  in  the  Register  for  October,  1860,  by  Mr.  Drake, 
and  has  since  been  issued  in  book  form.  Our  next  author- 
ity is  found  in  the  statements  of  Bradford,  Mather  and 
Prince  concerning  their  contemporaries,  and  the  faneral 
sermons  and  newspaper  obituaries  of  colonial  times,  deserve 
a  careful  scrutiny.  The  wills,  deeds  and  depositions  of  the 
first  settlers  now  preserved  in  the  state  and  county  offices, 
contain  much  of  service ;  and  in  some  few  instances,  letters 
have  been  preserved  from  relatives  abroad  to  the  settlers 
here.  This  source  of  information  is  not  nearly  exhausted 
yet,  and  fortunately  a  taste  for  collecting  autographs  has 
arisen,  which  will  insure  the  preservation  and  ultimate  pub- 
lication  of  these  valuable  manuscripts. 

A  last  auxiliary  remains  to  be  described.  Quite  a 
number  of  the  early  colonists,  or  their  more  immediate  de- 
scendants, will  be  found  to  have  used  armorial  seals,  and 
thus  their  relationship  with  English  families  established. 
To  prove  this  we  must  show  that  these  seals  were  not, 
like  our  recent  assumptions,  founded  on  error  and  care- 
lessness. In  England,  up  to  the  time  of  the  emigration, 
the  right  to  bear  a  coat  of  arms  was  highly  prized  and 
carefully  guarded ;  its  use  by  any  person  there  would  be 
prima  facie  evidence  of  its  validity.  Though  the  Herald's 
College  had  lost  much  of  its  authority,  and  the  assumption 
of  armorial  bearings  by  unauthorized  persons  was  then  a 
subject  of  complaint  during  the  reign  of  James  I,  this 
abuse  was  almost  entirely  confined  to  the  recently  enriched 
tradesmen,  or  the  adventurers  at  court,  or  in  the  large 
cities.  The  great  middle  class  had  no  object  in  attempt- 
ing a  useless  fraud,  and  in  the  case  of  our  ancestors  there 
was  a  strong  religious  prejudice  against  the  use  of  such 
vanities,  even  when  rightfully  possessed.  "We  may  fairly 
presume  that  no  Puritan  brought  with  him  a  ring  or  a 


Introduction.  21 

seal  bearing  a  coat  of  arms  to  which  he  had  no  right  by- 
blood  inheritance ;  yet  such  trinkets  as  heirlooms  he  might 
well  bring  and  use  at  a  befitting  time.  We  may  also 
assume  that  any  seal  used  before  1750,  was  of  English 
manufacture,  since  not  only  were  there  no  artisans  to 
manufacture  them  here,  but  there  were  enough  persons 
interested  to  challenge  any  such  assumption.  Indeed,  a 
man  in  England  who  could  prove  that  his  ancestor  in 
1650  or  1700,  used  a  particular  coat  of  arms  would  probably 
be  warranted  in  using  it  by  prescriptive  right ;  and  we  thus 
have  the  material  for  a  heraldic  dictionar}^,  more  reliable 
than  that  now  in  use  in  England. 

Until  quite  recently  no  attempt  had  been  made  to  classify 
or  preserve  these  interesting  heraldic  records.  In  1864 
the  ISTew  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society  added  to 
its  standing  committees  one  on  Heraldry  ;  and  in  January, 
1865,  the  members  of  this  committee  commenced  the  pub- 
lication of  a  little  Heraldic  Journal  which  has  been  reg:u- 
larly  issued  till  the  present  time.  As  this  work  will  be 
noticed  in  the  proper  place,  it  is  suflicieut  to  state  here 
the  main  results. 

It  has  been  found  that  the  use  of  coats  of  arms  was 
quite  common  during  the  colonial  period,  and  that  a  very 
considerable  portion  of  these  memorials  are  still  preserved. 
Several  of  our  older  grave-yards  contain  tombs  thus  de- 
corated :  many  families  possess  silver  thus  inscribed.  Our 
probate  ofl3.ces  contain  quite  a  number  of  wills  and  papers 
impressed  with  armorial  seals,  and  pictures  and  embroi- 
deries of  more  or  less  authority  have  escaped  the  ravages 
of  time. 

It  must  be  confessed  that  these  paintings  are  the  least 
satisfactory  evidences  remaining.  In  our  first  edition  the 
bad  preeminence  in  constructing  these  fictions  now  remain- 
ing was  given  to  one  John  Gore.  Farther  examination 
renders  it  probable  that  he  was  wrongly  accused,  and  that  the 


22  Introduction. 

greater  portion  of  the  spurious  coats  were  painted  by  John 
Coles,  who,  with  his  son  of  the  same  name,  probably  painted 
from  1776  to  1826.  Earlier  painters  were  Turner,  John- 
ston, Hurd,  and  possibly  others. 

If  we  concede  then  that  the  coats  of  arms  first  enume- 
rated possess  a  genealogical  value  and  authority,  we  have 
in  them  most  important  aids  towards  tracing  our  pedigree. 
Two  things  must  however  be  borne  in  mind.  First,  it  is  by 
no  means  a  proof  of  the  falsity  of  a  coat  of  arms  that  it  is 
not  mentioned  by  good  authorities  like  Berry  or  Burke, 
for  there  is  no  official  nor  complete  list  of  arms  extant. 
Secondly,  though  our  proofs  may  show  that  an  emigrant 
belonged  to  a  certain  family,  it  does  not  follow  of  necessity 
that  we  can  easily  trace  the  offshoot.  Most  English  pedi- 
grees now  in  print  show  only  the  main  stem,  and  the 
branches  nearest  the  inheritance.  The  records  of  the 
peerage  show  that  even  the  highest  dignities  have  been 
revived  by  claimants  so  remotely  connected  that  tradition 
was  silent,  and  proof  obtainable  only  at  great  cost  and  by 
immense  research.  Among  the  gentry,  of  course,  innu- 
merable cases  must  have  occurred  where  the  younger 
branches  became  tradesmen  and  yeomen,  and  lost  all 
recollection  of  their  connection  farther  than  was  evidenced 
by  their  retaining  the  family  arms. 

A  large  portion  of  the  colonists  of  New  England  were 
no  doubt  of  this  class,  and,  as  in  England,  some  preserved 
their  family  memorials,  others  lost  them.  None  are  so  apt 
to  seek  foreign  shores  as  those  deprived  by  fortune  of  the 
position  of  their  ancestors,  and  it  is  easy  to  prove  that  our 
ancestors  were  in  advance  of  the  average  of  Englishmen 
of  the  day.  Puritanism  was  no  low  and  degrading 
form  of  religion,  it  had  no  attractions  for  base  minds;  and 
if  the  report  of  famous  historians  can  be  relied  upon,  the 
adherents  of  that  faith  were  men  socially  and  intellectually 
above  the  unlearned  hinds.     The  great  party  which   was 


Introduction.  23 

controlled  by  the  power  of  Cromwell  was  composed  of 
men  of  as  good  family  as  their  competitors,  and  they 
acknowledged  the  Puritans  here  as  their  friends  and 
equals. 

We  think  that  no  one  who  studies  the  history  of  the 
rise  of  the  Puritan  church  will  dispute  that  there  is  just 
cause  to  expect  the  very  state  of  society  in  New  England 
which  did  exist.  The  leaders,  men  of  good  family  at 
home ;  the  body  of  the  people,  members  of  that  yeoman 
class  into  which  the  younger  members  of  old  English 
families  had  been  absorbed. 

We  may  fairly  assume,  then,  that  the  American  genealo- 
gist has  numerous  aids  to  assist  him  to  trace  his  ancestry 
to  the  English  yeomen,  and  through  them  in  many  cases 
to  families  of  a  higher  social  position ;  his  chances  being 
better  than  those  of  the  average  of  Englishmen  now 
living  in  the  mother  country. 

So  much  may  be  said  for  the  settlers  in  those  colonies 
where  slavery  was  unprofitable  and  little  used ;  the  south- 
ern settlements,  as  in  Virginia  and  the  West  Indies,  differ 
greatly  from  us.  The  pleasant  climate  and  fertile  soil  of 
those  provinces,  encouraged  the  settlement  of  a  very  dif- 
ferent class  of  colonists.  During  the  embittered  contro- 
versies which  preceded  and  accompanied  the  late  accursed 
rebellion,  it  was  often  said  that  ISTew  England  was  Puritan 
and  Virginia,  Cavalier.  Even  granting  to  these  terms  the 
distorted  meaning  now  attached  to  them,  this  was  not  a 
correct  statement  of  the  case.  The  origin  of  the  founders 
of  ^ew  England  has  been  sufficiently  discussed;  the 
southern  colonies  were  peopled  by  an  inferior  class.  A 
small  proportion  of  those  colonists  were  men  of  wealth 
and  position,  and  after  the  introduction  of  slavery,  they 
were  enabled  to  establish  a  form  of  society  somewhat 
resembling  that  of  England.  Virginia  undoubtedly  pos- 
sessed more  of  these  wealthy  citizens  than  her  sister  slave 


24  Introduction. 

colonies,  but  in  all  of  them  the  greatest  portion  of  the  com- 
munity was  composed  of  adventurers  and  even  convicts, 
far  below  the  poorest  settlers  in  New  England. 

For  many  years  Virginia  and  the  Carolinas  received  the 
convicts  systematically  sent  from  England;  and  to  these 
colonies  came  also  swarms  of  the  poor  and  depraved  of  all 
Europe. 

These  facts  are  not  paraded  from  any  feeling  of  local 
pride,  but  simply  in  correction  of  a  popular  error  and  in  the 
interest  of  all  genuine  students  of  history. 

It  seems  evident  that  the  English  element  has  predomi- 
nated throughout  our  country,  and  the  greatest  portion  of 
the  English  colonists  settled  in  New  England.  Hence  the 
great  activity  of  genealogists  here  has  had  more  than  a  local 
importance,  and  will  be  the  means  of  preserving  the  records 
of  the  greater  portion  of  our  nation. 

There  is  hardly  any  difficulty  in  tracing  the  American 
pedigree  of  any  family.  Mr.  Savage's  admirable  Diction- 
ary will  furnish  the  inquirer  with  the  first  three  genera- 
tions of  the  name,  and  the  indices  of  the  Register  will 
enable  him  to  examine  numerous  town  and  county  records. 
There  are  very  few  names  which  will  not  be  found  in  one 
or  the  other  of  these  easily  accessible  works.  The  county 
registers  of  wills  and  deeds  are  open  to  every  inquirer, 
free  of  expense,  and  it  is  rarely  that  any  town  clerk  de- 
mands a  fee  for  the  inspection  of  his  books.  It  is  safe  to 
say  that  nowhere  else  is  the  genealogist  so  favored  as  in 
New  England,  and  consequently  no  community  exists 
where  so  great  a  proportion  of  its  families  have  had  their 
records  preserved. 

We  have  been  fortunate  in  our  historical  records  from 
the  first.  Bradford  and  Winthrop  have  noted  down  even 
the  minute  particulars  of  the  settlement  of  their  respective 
colonies  ;  Mather  and  Prince  have  given  us  numerous 
items  concerning  the  lives  and  pedigrees  of  the  clergy  and 


Introduction,  25 

magistrates.  In  establishing  a  registry  of  deeds,  our  fore- 
fathers not  only  were  in  advance  of  England  in  political 
science,  but  they  gave  the  genealogist  a  source  of  informa- 
tion elsewhere  wanting. 

Very  soon  after  the  Revolutionary  war,  an  effort  was 
made  to  revive  the  former  taste  for  historical  research. 

The  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  was  formed,  and 
has  continued  slowly  to  acquire  wealth  and  influence,  hav- 
ing greatly  extended  its  usefulness  within  the  past  ten  years. 
John  Farmer,  secretary  of  the  iTew  Hampshire  Historical 
Society,  early  devoted  '  himself  to  the  study  of  genealogy 
and  biography,  and  by  his  Genealogical  Register,  attracted 
public  attention  to  the  subject.  Our  list  will  show  that  little 
progress  was  made  for  thirty  years  from  the  time  when 
he  issued  his  Farmer  Genealogy,  but  enough  was  done  to 
keep  the  tire  alive.  In  1844  the  l!Tew  England  Historic- 
Genealogical  Society  was  formed,  and  in  1847,  the  Register 
was  established  under  its  patronage ;  since  then  the  study  of 
history  and  genealogy  has  been  greatly  encouraged,  and 
with  good  results.  We  shall  elsewhere  describe  the  con- 
tributions to  the  Register ;  the  formation  of  the  society 
demands  a  short  notice. 

When  the  new  society  was  formed,  the  science  of  gene- 
alogy was  little  understood.  The  wealth  of  our  records 
was  hardly  imagined,  the  necessity  of  severe  examination 
of  traditions  scarcely  thought  of,  and  the  simplest  and 
most  economical  form  of  arrangement  was  not  yet  in- 
vented. Soon,  however,  all  these  points  were  investigated; 
old  records  were  examined,  old  manuscripts  published,  and 
the  state  authorities  were  persuaded  to  enact  laws  for 
the  preservation  of  its  documents.  Since  1845,  numerous 
local  societies  have  been  esta^blished  or  revived,  over  two 
hundred  distinct  works  on  genealogy  have  been  published, 
and  innumerable  town  histories  and  historical  pamphlets 
have  been  issued.  In  many  instances  these  results  are 
4 


26  Intkoduction. 

known  to  be  due  to  the  establishment  of  the  new  society, 
and  it  is  unquestionable  that  the  spirit  it  fostered  has  been 
the  main-spring  in  all.  Massachusetts,  Connecticut  and 
Rhode  Island  have  issued  large  volumes  of  their  early- 
annals,  under  the  patronage  of  their  respective  govern- 
ments. Maine,  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont  possess 
active  historical  societies;  E"ew  York  has  not  only  pub- 
lished her  own  records  but  assisted  her  neighbors,  and 
established  the  largest  and  richest  historical  society  in 
existence.  Similar  associations  exist  in  more  than  half 
the  states  in  the  Union ;  and  a  new  magazine,  the  Ame- 
rican Notes  and  Queries,  established  as  their  organ,  has 
continued  till  the  present  time. 

The  improvement  in  the  subject  matter  of  our  genea- 
logies has  been  very  apparent.  Twenty  years  ago  nearly 
every  man  who  knew  anything  of  his  pedigree  beyond  his 
grandfather,  was  firmly  possessed  with  the  idea  that  three 
brothers  of  the  name  came  over  here ;  every  family  was 
confident  that  it  was  of  noble  descent ;  nearly  every  family 
was  positive  that  it  was  the  rightful  inheritor  of  an  im- 
mense fortune  in  England.  Many  authors,  even  within  a 
few  years,  have  given  pedigrees  commencing  with  a  fabu- 
lous afiiliation  to  some  noble  English  family ;  many  more 
have  set  forth  a  claim  exactly  equivalent  by  assuming 
coats  of  arms ;  many  families  have  held  public  meetings 
and  collected  funds  to  prosecute  inquiries  in  England  con- 
cerning property  of  which  the  amount  and  form  were  not 
even  imagined. 

Thanks  to  the  extensive  examination  of  our  early  re- 
cords and  the  consequent  exposure  of  the  worthlessness  of 
tradition,  these  ludicrous  mistakes  are  now  seldom  pub- 
lished, and  are  dying  out  of  the  popular  faith.  "We  have 
already  mentioned  what  valuable  results  have  been  at- 
tained, and  what  expectations  a  genealogist  may  entertain 
upon  reasonable  grounds. 


Introduction.  27 

The  reader  who  may  examine  any  good  collection  of 
American  genealogies  will  notice  the  great  advance  made 
in  the  arrangement  of  their  contents.  For  a  time  every 
author  pursued  his  own  plan,  and  some  of  these  were 
beyond  the  comprehension  of  any  ordinary  reader.  As 
the  size  of  the  volumes  increased  it  became  necessary  to 
combine  clearness  of  method  with  economy  of  space.  The 
plan  adopted  in  the  Register  was  found  to  possess  these 
qualities,  and  became  the  general  standard. 

In  English  books  of  this  class,  only  the  main  stem  is 
recorded,  and  any  branch  worth  mention  is  treated  as  an 
entirely  distinct  family.  Our  genealogies  on  the  contrary 
often  contain  the  names  of  thousands  of  individuals,  all 
deserving  of  record  and  demanding  a  new  system  of  ar- 
rangement. In  England,  family  pride  is  concentrated  in 
the  actions  and  character  of  the  head  of  the  family;  with 
us  any  remote  scion  may  bring  the  family  name  before  the 
eyes  of  the  nation.  To  publish  works  of  the  size  of  some 
of  our  genealogies,  it  is  necessary  to  interest  and  record 
all  the  widely  spread  branches;  and  this  great  mass  of 
collected  facts  is  of  value  only  when  properly  arranged  on 
a  simple  plan. 

Our  recent  genealogical  publications  are  much  more 
extensive  than  the  early  ones.  The  authors  now  never  rely 
upon  tradition  except  provisionally  in  those  cases  where 
documentary  proof  is  wanting.  Many  of  their  notes  rise 
to  the  dignity  of  historical  essays,  and  their  summaries  are 
important  contributions  to  the  study  of  statistics.  I^ot  a 
few  of  these  family  histories  will  be  found  as  entertaining 
as  any  general  histories,  and  a  few  contain  important 
chapters  of  our  history  elsewhere  unwritten.  It  is  not 
unusual  for  a  writer  to  spend  years  on  his  work,  to  travel 
hundreds  of  miles,  and  to  explore  half  the  old  county 
record  offices  of  New  England.  The  great  colonization  of 
the  west  from  the  sea  board,  renders  it  necessary  for  him 


28  Introduction. 

to  maintain  a  correspondence  with  relatives  a  thousand 
miles  distant ;  and  the  severe  scrutiny  which  awaits  his 
book,  forces  him  to  use  discretion  in  his  research,  modera- 
tion in  his  descriptions,  exactness  and  completeness  in  his 
transcripts.  Those  who  have  read  the  works  of  Savage, 
Bond,  Drake,  Goodwin,  Shattuck,  Ward,  Fowler  and  a 
score  more  whose  names  might  be  cited,  will  acknowledge 
that  it  is  not  an  easy  task  to  prepare  a  genealogy  worthy 
of  comparison  with  those  now  in  print ;  and  they  will  feel 
that  genealogy  has  been  elevated  to  the  rank  of  a  science 
by  the  continued  labors  of  many  able  students. 

The  study  of  genealogy  must  be  governed  by  the  tone 
of  public  sentiment.  In  one  age  or  country  it  may  serve 
only  to  foster  a  mistaken  pride ;  in  our  own,  we  trust  it  is 
only  active  to  encourage  kindly  feelings  of  relationship, 
and  to  record  the  actions  of  deserving  men.  It  is  a  study 
not  in  itself  unworthy  of  any  intellect;  it  is  suited  to 
our  tastes  and  peculiarities ;  it  is  in  no  way  incompatible 
with  our  republican  institutions.  There  is  no  fear  that 
our  respect  for  the  ties  of  blood  will  ever  enable  any 
family  or  class  of  families  to  become  our  hereditary  rulers ; 
but  their  recognition  may  do  much  to  soften  the  hardships 
of  daily  life. 

Let  it  be  avowed  then,  that  Americans  believe  that  they 
have  an  ancestry  worthy  of  their  pride,  and  that  as  each 
man  is  entitled  to  his  own  share  of  ancestral  fame,  it  is  a 
laudable  undertaking  in  any  one  to  collect  the  evidences 
and  relate  the  exploits  of  his  progenitors,  protected  by  the 
public  voice  from  the  imputation  of  unworthy  and  con- 
temptible motives. 


AMERICAN    GENEALOGIST. 


1771. 

A  Genealogy  of  the  family  of  Mr.  Samuel  Stebbins, 
and  Mrs.  Hannah  Stebbms,  his  wife,  from  the  year 
1707  to  the  year  1771,  with  their  names,  time  of 
their  births,  marriages,  and  deaths  of  those  that 
are  deceased.  Hartford :  Printed  by  Ebenezer  Wat- 
son, for  the  use  of  the  descendants  now  living. 
1771.  pp.  24. 

Ttis  I  believe  to  be  the  earliest  genealogy,  in  a  distinct  form, 
published  in  the  United  States.  I  take  the  title  from  the  Histori- 
cal Magazine,  vol.  Ill,  p.  315,  never  having  seen  the  work.  It  is 
referred  to  in  an  article  by  Dr.  Daniel  Stebbins,  in  the  New  Eng- 
land Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  vol.  v,  p.  353,  as  the 
production  of  Luke  Stebbins. 


1787. 

A  Genealogical  Table  of  the  Family  of  Chauncy's, 
taken  partly  from  Sir  Henry  Chauncy's  History  of 
Hertfordshire,  pages  55  to  61,  and  partly  from  a 
Genealogical  Roll  I  have  in  my  possession,  and 
other  Information. —  N.  C,  Jan.  1787. 

Above  is  the  heading  of  a  large  sheet  containing  a  series  of 
tabular  pedigrees  relative  to  the  Chauncy  family.  The  main  pedi- 
gree begins  with  Charles  de  Chauncy,  who  "  came  into  England  in 
the  year  1066,  with  William  the  Conqueror,  as  both  Stow  and  Hol- 
lingshed  affirm,  from  the  Roll  of  Battle  Abbey ;  "  and  carries  down 


30  American  Genealogist. 

the  line  through  Rev.  Charles  Chauncy,  president  of  Harvard 
College,  and  his  sons  Isaac  and  Ichabod  (excepting  the  descendants 
of  Charles,  son  of  Isaac,  who  are  given  in  another  table),  to  the 
date  of  publication.  This  pedigree  also  gives  the  descent  of  the 
family  from  Robert  de  Roos,  Lord  of  Hemesly,  who  married  Isabel, 
daughter  and  heir  of  William  de  Albiny,  and  whose  great  grand- 
son, Sir  Robert  de  Roos,  had  a  daughter  Margery,  married  to 
Ralph  Clifford  J  and  their  grandson,  William  Gifford,  had  a  daughter 
Margery,  married  to  John  Chauncy,  who  died  22  Henry  VI. 

The  descendants  of  Nathaniel  and  Israel,  sons  of  President 
Chauncy,  are  given  in  separate  tables  appended  as  notes,  with  these 
headings:  The  Descendants  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Nathaniel  Chauncy 
of  Hatfield,  N.  E.,  fourth  son  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Charles  Chauncy; 
The  descendants  from  Israel  the  sixth  and  youngest  son  of  Charles 
Chauncy.  A  fourth  table  gives  The  Descendants  of  Charles 
Chauncy,  the  third  son  of  Isaac,  and  grandson  of  Charles,  and 
great-grandson  of  George  Chauncy,  Esq.,  of  New-place,  Herts; 
born  in  New  England  or  other  parts  in  North  America. 

The  compiler  of  this  pedigree  was  Nathaniel  Chauncy,  born  Feb. 
23  1716-17,  son  of  Charles  and  Martha  (Brown)  Chauncy,  and 
great-grandson  of  the  president. 


1813. 

A  Family  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  Edward 
Farmer,  in  the  Line  of  the  Youngest  Branch  of 
his  Family.  Concord :  Printed  by  George  Hough 
for  John  Farmer.  1813.  pp.  12. 

This  is  a  little  ragged  pamphlet,  with  no  system  of  reference  nor 
any  pretence  to  method  ;  and  if  the  preceding  work  be  equally  rude, 
they  form  as  humble  a  beginning  as  the  students  of  any  science 
could  desire  to  prove  the  progress  since  made.  On  the  reverse  of 
the  title  is  a  brief  note,  stating  that  the  author  seeks  to  trace  but 
one  branch  of  the  family ;  which  he  proceeds  to  do,  taking  for  his 
starting  point  Edward,  the  emigrant,  naming  his  children,  seven  in 
number.      He  then  gives  the  family  of  Oliver,  son  of  Edward,  and 


American  Genealogist.  31 

the  families  of  nine  of  the  children  in  separate  paragraphs  —  one 
being  out  of  its  proper  place  —  and  lastly  the  children  (Oliver 
John,  and  Hannah)  of  Oliver,  Jr.  The  chief  interest  in  the  book 
is  the  fact  of  its  being  the  first  essay  of  John  Farmer,  to  whom 
belongs  the  credit  of  reviving  the  public  taste  for  genealogy,  and 
of  whom  we  shall  treat  more  fully  hereafter. 


1816. 

Family  Record ;  containing  the  Settlement,  and  Gene- 
alogy to  the  present  time,  of  the  Sharples  Family 
in  North  America.  With  an  Appendix  containing 
Memorials  of  the  Dying  Sayings,  &c.,  of  several 
Deceased  Members  of  the  Family  ;  not  before  pub- 
lished. By  Joseph  Sharpless.  Philadelphia :  Pub- 
lished and  Sold  by  the  Author,  No.  30,  Arch  street: 
sold  also  by  Kimber  &  Sharpless,  No.  93,  Market 
street.  1816.  12mo.  pp.  132. 

This  essay  is  a  great  improvement  on  the  preceding,  being  well 
printed,  and  of  a  very  respectable  size,  though  not  arranged  on  any 
scientific  plan.  Pp.  3  —  6  contain  a  preface,  in  which  the  author 
apologizes  for  writing  at  all,  and  for  the  defects  caused  by  a  reliance 
upon  tradition ;  pp.  7-12  are  devoted  to  a  copy  of  a  deed  from 
William  Penn  to  John  Sharpies  of  Ratherton,  county  of  Chester, 
dated  in  1682,  whereby  the  former  sells  one  thousand  acres  of  land 
in  his  colony  of  Pennsylvania,  for  a  quit  rent  of  one  shilling  per  one 
hundred  acres.  John  removed  hither  in  the  same  year,  with  seven 
children,  of  whom  three  sous  left  issue  j  pp.  16-36  contains  the 
part  I,  or  descendants  of  John  Sharpies ;  pp.  37-4-4,  part  II,  descend- 
ants of  James;  pp.  45  -88,  of  Joseph.  Then  follows  index,  4  pages, 
and  then,  pp.  89-90,  appendix,  containing  memorials  of  several 
deceased  members  of  the  family.  (Texts  from  John  vi,  12  ;  Matthew 
xxvi,  13.)  Philadelphia :  published  by  Joseph  Sharpless.  1816. 
This  portion  contains  42  pages,  mostly  statements  by  members  of 
the  family  of  the  Christian  character  of  several  of  their  relatives, 
all    apparently   being    Quakers,  or    Friends.     The   record    is  quite 


32  American  Genealogist. 

extensive,  embracing  the  female  branches ;  but  thefe  is  a  want  of 
particularity  in  the  dates,  the  year  only  being  given,  in  most  cases. 
However,  it  is  much  to  be  regretted  that  the  example  so  well  given 
was  not  imitated  by  other  writers,  in  that  state,  and  a  generous  rivalry 
established,  whose  fruits  would  have  enriched  our  libraries,  by 
preserving  so  many  interesting  facts  relative  to  the  early  history  of 
the  colonies. 


1819. 

Genealogy  of  the  Redfields.     Printed  by   Lewis   H. 
Redfield,  Onondaga,  N.  Y.,  June,  1819. 

This  is  a  slip  of  paper  containing  one  branch  only  of  the  Red- 
fields,  and  of  course  it  is  very  scarce.  It  commences  with  Theophi- 
lus  R.,  and  traces  the  family  of  his  son  George,  and  grandson  Peleg. 
We  shall  see,  however,  that  this  seed  has  produced  since  an  abund- 
ant yield. 


1828. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Family  by  the  name 
of  Farmer,  who  settled  at  Billerica,  Mass.  Hing- 
ham :  Farmer  &  Brown,  Printers.  1828.  12mo.  pp. 
20. 

On  the  reverse  of  the  title  is  the  dedication  to  .Jedediah  Farmer, 
brother  of  the  author,  dated  Concord,  N.  H.,  28  .Jan.,  1828.  The 
record,  14  pages,  is  substantially  the  same  as  in  the  first  edition, 
excepting  that  the  marriages  in  each  generation  are  given,  but  no 
new  branches  are  traced  out.  The  obituary  on  Edward,  son  of 
Oliver,  is  omitted  in  this  edition  ;  pp.  15  and  16  are  blank;  with 
p.  17  the  appendix  commences,  consisting  of  letters  from  persons 
of  the  name  in  England,  &c.  In  the  first  number  (Jan.  1847)  of 
the  iV".  E.  Hist,  and  Gen.  Reg.  this  memoir  is  reprinted  ;  but  great 
changes  have  been  made  in  the  arrangement.  As  published  by 
Farmer,  the  disconnected  notices  of  persons  bearing  the  name,  were 


American  Genealogist.  33 

given  as  foot  notes,  and  the  text  free  from  these  incumbrances, 
mentions  only  Edward  and  John  Farmer,  before  giving  John  of 
Ansley,  county  of  Warwick,  whose  son  Edward  came  to  New  Eng- 
land. That  number  of  the  Register^  besides  this  reprint,  gave  a 
very  valuable  memoir  of  Farmer,  from  which  I  have  prepared  a 
sketch  of  his  life,  feeling  that  the  value  of  his  labors  entitles  him 
to  such  a  portion  of  our  space. 

John  Farmer  was  born  at  Chelmsford,  Mass.,  June  12,  1789, 
and  was  gi'andson  of  Oliver  (son  of  Edward)  Farmer  of  Billerica. 
At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  became  clerk  in  a  store,  and  in  1810, 
owing  to  feeble  health,  he  quitted  this  employment  to  teach  a 
school.  In  1820,  he  began  the  study  of  medicine,  but  again  was 
forced  by  his  weak  constitution  to  resign  his  plan,  and,  removing 
to  Concord,  N.  H.,  he  became  an  apothecary.  He  soon  however 
devoted  himself  to  historical  researches,  was  corresponding  secre- 
tary to  the  New  Hampshire  Historical  Society,  and  joint  editor  of 
its  publications;  and  in  1837,  was  appointed  by  the  legislature  to 
arrange  the  State  Papers.  He  died  on  the  18th  of  August,  1838, 
at  an  age  when  his  powers  should  have  been  in  their  greatest  vigor ; 
but  the  record  he  left  behind  him,  is  sufficient  to  justify  our  warm- 
est praises.  Besides  writing  several  local  histories,  he  annotated  a 
new  edition  of  Belknap's  History  of  New  Hampshire,  contributed 
to  the  Historical  Collections  of  the  Massachusetts  Society  as  well  as 
to  the  New  Hampshire,  wrote  Registers  and  Collections  and  pub- 
lished a  Genealogical  Register  of  the  First  Settlers  of  New  England, 
which  we  shall  hereafter  examine  in  detail,  a  work  of  incalculable 
value,  as  pointing  out  a  new  field  of  research,  and  as  the  com- 
mencement of  our  national  taste  for  genealogy.  We  have  had 
many  authors  who  have  done  more  work  in  this  field,  but  to  the 
pioneer  is  due  the  greatest  praise;  and  John  Farmer  was  not  only 
the  first  to  show  the  way,  but  the  first  to  enter  and  to  prove  its  im- 
portance. 


34  Amekican  Genealogist. 


The  Genealogy  of  the  Spkagues  in  Hingham,  ar- 
ranged in  chronological  order,  to  the  Fourth  Gene- 
ration, counting  from  William  Sprague,  one  of  the 
First  Planters  in  Massachusetts,  who  arrived  at 
Naumkeag  from  England,  in  the  year  1628.  To 
which  is  prefixed  a  short  account  of  the  first  settle- 
ment of  this  country  before  the  arrival  of  the  Old 
Charter  in  1630.  Hingham  :  Published  by  Hosea 
Sprague.  1828. 

This  is  a  very  curious  little  volume,  consisting,  as  I  presume,  of 
48  pages,  small  octavo,  as  originally  issued.  Pp.  2-8  comprise  notes ; 
pp.  9  —  12,  of  genealogy,  giving  names  but  no  dates;  pp.  13-30, 
notes;  pp.  31  —  47,  memoranda  concerning  members  of  the  family 
referred  to  in  the  previous  list ;  p.  48,  errata,  dated  Hingham  on 
the  Plain,  November  1,  1828.  I  suppose  that  soon  after  this,  seve- 
ral pages  of  additional  notes  were  printed,  and  perhaps  bound  up 
in  some  copies  remaining  in  the  author's  possession.  My  copy  has 
inserted  in  it,  at  the  beginning,  six  pages,  being  "  Additions  to 
the  First  Edition.  Ealph  Sprague,  in  Charlestown  in  1628,  and  his 
four  sons,  John,  Richard,  Phinehas,  and  Samuel,  and  his  daughter 
Mary.  Printed  for  the  Spragues,  and  those  friendly  to  them." 
P.  2  is  a  letter  from  Nahum  Mitchell ;  p  3,  notes ;  pp.  4-6,  wills, 
&c.  A  little  farther  on  are  inserted  two  pages  of  notes,  and  there 
is  an  appendix,  paged  49  -  60,  of  notes,  including  an  alphabetical 
list  of  names  mentioned.  This  last  is  dated  Hingham,  May  1,  1829. 
But  few  copies  of  this  book  were  printed,  and  it  is  now  very  rarely 
obtainable. 


1832. 

Memoir  of  John  Whitman  and  his  Descendants.  By 
Ezekiel  Whitman.  Portland  :  Printed  by  Charles 
Day  &  Co.  1832.  pp.44. 

This  work  is  a  great  improvement  on  its  predecessors,  being  well 
printed,  and  having  a  regular  plan.     A  small  figure  over  the  name 


American  Genealogist,  35 

ofeacli  liead  of  a  family  shows  tlie  generation,  and  these  families 
are  arranged  according  to  seniority,  that  is,  all  the  children  of  the 
oldest  child  of  the  founder,  are  placed  first  in  the  third  generation, 
then  those  of  the  second  child,  &c.  A  recapitulation  of  names 
alone  is  also  to  be  found  at  the  end.  There  is  hardly  enough  pre- 
cision in  the  dates,  but  the  book  will  be  found  a  useful  epitome 
to  any  one  who  may  hereafter  desire  to  write  the  record  of  this 
family. 


1833. 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Edward  Goddard. 
By  William  Austin  Goddard.  Worcester :  M. 
Spooner,  Printer.  1833.  12mo.  pp.  99. 

This  work  gives  the  descendants  of  Edward  Goddard,  a  wealthy 
farmer  of  Norfolk,  Eng.,  through  his  son  William,  who  came  to 
this  country  with  a  wife  and  three  sons,  in  1665,  and  settled  at 
Watertown,  Mass.  The  first  fifty-six  pages  are  devoted  to  genea- 
logy, and  the  remainder  to  an  appendix  of  documents,  epitaphs,  etc. 
Much  labor  appears  to  have  been  bestowed  upon  this  book  at  a  time 
when  such  works  were  less  appreciated  than  they  now  are.  Quite  a 
full  genealogy  of  the  Goddard  family  has  since  been  printed  in 
Bond's  Watertown. 


1834. 

Goodhue.  [Biography  of  the  first  Settlement  of  the 
Family  of  the  Name  of  Goodhue,  at  Ipswich,  in 
1636,  and  Genealogy  to  1833 ;  together  with  an 
Address  by  Deacon  Samuel  Goodhue,  to  his  De- 
scendants.] pp.  16. 

This  little  pamphlet  was  published,  I  presume,  without  a  title 
page.  It  was  arranged  by  Stephen  Goodhue  of  Newton,  Mass.,  and 
printed  at  Boston  about  1833.  It  is  very  brief,  but  apparently  com- 
piled from  authentic  sources.     The  address  was  written  by  a  grand- 


36  American  G-enealogist. 

son  of  the  original  settler  (William  Gr.  of  Ipswich) :  and  it  was 
perhaps  inspired  by  the  example  of  his  father's  first  wife,  Sarah 
(Whipple)  Goodhue,  who  left  a  monitory  writing  to  her  children 
which  was  published  in  1681,  and  has  since  been  reprinted  three 
times;  in  1770,  1805,  and  1850. 


1835. 

Family  Memorial.  Parti  —  Genealogy  of  Fourteen 
Families  of  the  Early  Settlers  of  New  England,  of 
the  names  of  Alden,  Adams,  Arnold,  Bass,  Bill- 
ings, Capen,  Copeland,  French,  Hobart,  Jackson, 
Paine,  Thayer,  Wales,  and  White,  from  their  first 
settlement  in  this  country,  to  about  the  middle  of 
the  last  century.  With  occasional  notes  and  refer- 
ences, biographical  sketches,  memoirs  of  some  dis- 
tinguished individuals,  &c.,  collected  from  ancient 
records,  manuscripts,  and  printed  works.  All  these 
families  are  more  or  less  connected  by  marriage, 
and  most  of  them  of  late  generations,  the  descend- 
ants of  John  Alden.  Part  II  —  Genealogy  of 
Ephraim  and  Sarah  Thayer,  with  their  fourteen 
children;  from  the  time  of  their  marriage  to  1835, 
with  notes  of  reference,  &c.,  as  in  part  first.  By 
Elisha  Thayer,  Dedham,  Mass.  Hingham:  J. 
Farmer,  Printer.  1835.  8vo.  pp.  180  and  100. 

Pp.  i-viii,  preface  ;  pp.  1  -176,  contain  the  fii'st  part;  then  fol- 
low four  pages  of  forms  for  a  record;  then  title  page  of  part  second, 
as  printed  on  the  general  title  page,  and  the  record  containing 
ninety-six  pages,  with  two  sheets  of  forms.  The  title  is  so  full 
that  little  need  be  said  of  the  contents,  but  the  arrangement  is  to  me 
utterly  incomprehensible.  However,  our  author  had  much  industry 
and  many  opportunities  to  obtain  information,  and  hence  any  one 
really  desirous  to  know  about  these  families,  can,  by  due  research, 
discover  many  valuable  facts. 


American  Genealogist.  37 

1836. 
Webster  Genealogy,  pp.  8. 

This  little  pamphlet,  written  in  1836,  by  the  celebrated  lexico- 
grapher, Noah  Webster,  and  probably  published  in  the  same  year, 
contains  considerable  information  concerning  the  progeny  of  John 
Webster  of  Connecticut,  governor  in  165(5,  &c.  His  oldest  son 
Robert  was  of  Hartford,  and  his  grandson  Daniel  was  grandfather 
of  Noah,  the  author,  who  remembered  Daniel's  funeral.  As  Daniel 
was  five  years  old  when  his  grandmother  died,  there  was  thus  but 
one  link  between  Robert,  who  represented  Hartford  in  1656  and 
Noah,  who  was  alive  and  vigorous  in  1836.  The  family  is  widely 
spread,  but  this  memoir  must  be  of  much  service  to  those  desirous 
of  tracing  the  family.  Goodwin's  Hartford  Settlers  contains  a  no- 
tice of  the  Websters.  In  the  Register,  vii,  102,  and  ix,  159-  160. 
will  be  found  the  pedigree  of  a  distinct  family  of  Websters,  to 
which  Daniel  Webster  belonged,  descended  from  Thomas  Webster 
of  Hampton,  N.  H.,  who  was  born  at  Ormsby,  county  of  Norfolk, 
Ensland. 


1837. 

Genealogical  History  of  the  Families  of  Robin- 
sous,  Saefords,  Harwoods,  and  Clarks.  By  Sarah 
Robinson.  Benninaton,  Vt :  1837.  small  8vo.  pp. 
96. 

It  is  so  seldom  that  we  have  been  called  on  to  acknowledge  the 
assistance  of  the  ladies  in  preserving  family  records  by  the  means 
of  the  press,  however  many  "  old  women's  tales  "  may  have  crept 
into  books,  that  we  should  be  inclined  to  be  very  lenient.  But  in 
reality,  Mrs.  Robinson's  history  needs  no  apology,  for  it  is  evidently 
the  result  of  much  patient  investigation.  As  it  is  of  so  early  a 
date,  we  do  not  expect  to  see  any  attempt  at  a  system  of  classifica- 
tion of  families,  but  we  do  find  a  very  strict  attention  to  the  precept 
of  dating  every  fact.  The  female  branches  are  traced  in  several 
cases ;  and  we  regret  that  so  creditable  an  example  has  found  so  few 
imitators  in  Vermont. 


38  American  Genealogist. 


Record  of  the  Families  in  New  England,  of  the  name 
of  Hodges  ;  collected  and  published  by  Rufus 
Hodges  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Cincinnati :  1837. 
small  8vo.  pp.  22. 

A  record,  almost  entirely  without  dates,  of  tlie  descendants  of 
William  Hodges  of  Taunton  in  1638.  A  curious  incident  is  given 
in  a  letter  from  Mr.  Noah  Woodward,  who  in  1833  remembered  to 
have  seen  two  sons  of  the  first  settler,  thus  spanning  almost  the 
entire  time  of  our  annals.  The  latter  edition,  which  will  be  noticed 
hereafter,  will  displace  this  book  on  the  shelves  of  all  but  ardent 
collectors. 


1839. 

A  Family  Record  of  Daniel  Dod,  who  settled  with 
the  Colony  of  Branford,  1644,  where  he  died  in 
1665:  and  also  of  his  Descendants  in  New  Jersey. 
Compiled  by  Stephen  Dodd,  Pastor  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  in  East  Haven.  Printed  for  the 
Author.  1839.  12mo.  pp.  24. 

As  this  is  one  of  the  earliest  publications  of  this  sort,  the  author 
is  to  be  praised  for  the  evident  zeal  and  perseverance  he  displayed. 
More  attention  has  been  given  in  it  to  dates  than  in  many  which 
have  since  appeared.  Copies  of  this  genealogy  occur  bound  up  with 
the  East  Haven  Records,  by  the  same  author. 

Genealogy    of  the    Redfield  Family  in  the   United 
States.     Stereotyped  by  J.  S.  Redfield.  1839. 

Inasmuch  as  a  new  and  greatly  enlarged  account  of  this  family  is 
now  in  print,  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  describe  this  very  fully. 
The  author  was  William  C.  Redfield,  who  attained  a  great  reputa- 
tion by  his  publications  on  the  laws  of  storms.  When  it  was  issued 
the  author  knew  of  no  similar  work  extant  here,  but  the  plan  he 


American  Genealogist.  39 

adopted  was  simple  and  clear,  and  he  collected  many  valuable  facts 
for  his  pages.  The  fomily  was  long  settled  in  Connecticut,  and 
occupied  a  good  position  there. 


1840. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Descendants  of  Robert 
Day,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  who  died  in  the  year 
1648.  New  Haven:  Printed  by  William  Storer 
Jun.    1840.  8vo.  pp.  44. 

This  memoir  was  compiled  by  George  E.  Day  of  New  Haven,  but 
as  he  has  since  issued  another  edition  with  many  additions,  none 
but  the  professed  collector  need  search  for  this  pamphlet,  which  is 
now  very  rarely  obtainable.  I  have  only  to  add  that  this  edition  is 
very  creditable  to  the  author,  being  well  arranged  and  exact  in  the 
matter  of  dates. 


1841. 
Genealogy  of  the  Miles  Family.    • 

This  is  a  little  square  pamphlet  of  12  pages,  prepared  by  the 
Rev.  Henry  A.  Miles,  and  printed  at  Lowell  in  1840  or  1841;  the 
preface  bearing  the  former  date.  The  progenitor  here  of  this  family 
was  John  Miles  of  Concord,  Mass. ;  and  seven  generations  are  here 
recorded,  mostly  in  the  line  to  which  the  author  belonged.  This 
makes  a  very  fair  outline  of  the  family  record,  and  the  dates  and 
marriages  seem  to  be  carefully  noted.  I  believe  that  this  pamphlet 
has  been  issued  only  in  sheets,  and  that  it  had  no  title  page,  except 
the  half  title  noted  above. 


40  American  Genealogist. 


A  Genealogy  of  John  Thomson",  who  landed  at  Ply- 
mouth, in  the  month  of  May,  1622.  By  Ignatius 
Thomson.  Taunton:  Printed  by  E.Anthony.  1841. 
pp.  84. 

Besides  the  real  merit  of  this  little  quarto,  it  has  always  possessed 
an  additional  merit  in  my  eyes,  from  the  difficulty  I  experienced  in 
obtaining  a  copy.  I  learned  that  there  was  such  a  hook,  and  finally 
I  obtained  it,  after  missing  the  auction  sale,  of  the  bookseller  who 
had  purchased  it  with  several  others,  including  the  first  edition  of 
the  Sprague  Genealogy  and  a  copy  of  the  Drake  Family.  Three 
rarer  books  of  this  class  can  hardly  be  mentioned,  and  I  fear  most 
of  my  readers  will  find  them  unattainable.  Should  any  member  of 
the  family  seek  hereafter  to  prepare  a  systematic  account  of  its 
branches,  he  will  find  much  interesting  information  already  collected 
for  him  in  this  volume. 


Memoranda  respecting  the  Families  of  Quincy  and 

Adams. 

"Out  of  the  old  fieldes,  as  men  saith, 

Cometh  all  this  new  Corn,  fro'  year  to  year, 
And  out  of  old  bookes,  in  good  faith 

Cometh  all  this  new  Science  that  men  lere." — Chcmcer. 

By  the  preface  to  this  little  octavo  pamphlet  of  9  pages,  1  learn 
that  it  was  written  in  Havana,  in  1841.  and  doubtless  printed  there. 
It  is  inscribed  to  Mrs.  Charles  Francis  Adams,  and  was  published 
for  the  amusement  of  the  author  and  a  "  few  private  friends."  The 
contents  are  mainly  extracts  from  rare  English  books,  being  such 
memoranda  as  a  genealogist,  having  met,  would  wish  to  preserve  as 
possibly  available  in  making  extended  researches.  Following  the 
preface  is  a  page  containing  the  emblazoned  shields  of  Robert  de 
Quincy  and  Roger  de  Quincy,  earls  of  Winchester.  My  copy  was 
obtained  of  Mr.  S.  Gr.  Drake  of  Boston.  The  only  other  copy  I 
have  ever  seen,  was  at  the  sale  of  the  library  of  George  Guild. 
It  may  safely  be  called  one  of  the  rarest  of  our  genealogical  works. 


American  Genealogist.  41 


A  History  of  the  Emigration  and   Settlement  of  our 
Predecessors. 

This  is  a  single  leaf,  of  2  octavo  pages,  compiled  from  tradition 
by  William  Gould  Sen.,  of  Albany.  It  traces  tbe  family  of  Gould 
from  the  year  1664,  when  John,  Thomas  and  Kobert  emigrated  from 
Dartmouth,  England,  and  settled  in  different  parts  of  New  England. 
It  contains  the  names  of  that  portion  of  the  race  only  which  de- 
scended from  John,  now  residing  mostly  in  New  Jersey.  It  was 
printed  at  Albany,  by  J.  Munsell,  in  1841,  for  insertion  in  a  few 
family  Bibles. 


1842. 
Preston   Family. 

It  seems  that  a  genealogy  of  this  family  was  printed  at  Frankfort, 
Ky.  I  have  never  seen  it,  but  it  was  reprinted  by  Joel  Munsell 
in  1864  and  will  be  reviewed  under  that  date  hereafter. 


1843. 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Richard  Haven 
of  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  who  emigrated  from 
England  about  two  hundred  years  ago :  among 
whom,  through  his  sons  John,  Nathaniel,  and 
Moses,  of  Framingham,  are  all  the  Graduates  of 
that  name,  at  Cambridge,  Dartmouth,  Providence 
and  Amherst,  being  twenty-five  in  number;  and 
twenty-nine  others,  of  different  names,  who  have 
graduated  at  the  same,  or  other  colleges.  By  Jo- 
siah  Adams  of  Framingham.  Boston:  Printed  by 
William  White  &  H.  P.  Lewis.   1843.  8vo.  pp.  54. 

This  record  contains  many  interesting  facts,  but  it  is  not  arranged 
systematically.     Richard  Haven  of    Lynn,   1645,  seems  to  be  the 
6 


42  American  Genealogist. 

starting  point  of  tlie  family  ;  he  was  a  kinsman  of  John  Wastol  of 
Saybrook,  and  named  a  child  for  him :  other  relatives  here  or 
abroad  are  unknown.  This  genealogy  shows  a  commendable  accu- 
racy in  dates,  and  it  will  be  found  very  useful  to  those  tracing 
families  settled  near  any  of  the  name,  as  the  marriages  are  carefully 
noted. 

On  page  49  will  be  found  a  note  to  the  readers,  dated  Dec.  30, 
1843,  calling  upon  the  family  to  meet  on  the  16th  April,  1844,  to 
celebrate  the  second  centennial  anniversary  of  the  landing  of  their 
ancestor;  and  a  meeting  was  accordingly  held,  a  report  of  the  pro- 
ceedings was  published  in  a  pamphlet  of  27  pages,  with  the  follow- 
ing title :  Address  at  a  Meeting  of  the  Descendants  of  Richard 
Haven  of  Lynn,  at  Framingham.  Mass.,  August  29,  1844.  Being 
the  Second  Centennial  Anniversary  of  his  Lauding  in  New  Eng- 
land. By  John  C.  Park  of  Boston.  Also,  an  Account  of  the 
Proceedings  and  Events  of  the  Day,  by  the  Committee  of  Arrange- 
ments for  the  occasion.  Printed  by  Direction  of  the  Meeting,  for 
the  use  of  the  Family.  Boston  :  Samuel  N.  Dickinson,  printer. 
1844. 


Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  Richaed 
Faxon,  from  his  Settlement  in  this  Country  to 
August,  1843.  Hartford.  Compiled  by  William 
Faxon,  1843. 

Dr.  D.  Williams  Patterson  of  West  Winsted,  Conn.,  to  whom  I 
am  indebted  for  several  other  notices  in  this  work,  has  furnished 
the  following : 

This  is  an  ISmo  pamphlet  of  24  pages,  containing  besides  the 
account  of  the  descendants  of  Richard  Faxon,  who  died  at  Brain- 
tree,  Mass.,  in  1677,  some  account  of  Thomas  Faxon,  who  mar- 
ried April  11,  1653,  Deborah  Thayer,  daughter  of  Richard  Thayer; 
with  some  extracts  from  the  Whitman  Genealogy ;  and  a  copy  of 
the  will  of  Thomas  Faxon,  son  of  Richard.  The  compiler  not 
being  familiar  with  the  old  style  of  dating,  fell  into  the  very  na- 
tural mistake  of  calling  the  First  Month,  January,  instead  of 
March,  so  that  some  occurrences  are  dated  two  months  too  early. 


American  Genealogist.  43 


Family  Record  of  the  Ancestors  of  Epliraim  and  Abi- 
gal  RoBBiNS  and  their  descendants. 

Oae  page,  13  by  IG  inches,  printed  at  Hartford.     Prepared  by 
Gurdon,  sou  of  Ephraim  E-obbius.     Date  unknown. 


1845. 

A  Table,  showing  the  Date  and  Place  of  Birth;  to 
whom  and  when  Married;  Number  of  Sons  and 
Daughters;  Date  of  Decease;  Age  and  Place  of 
Burial  of  Jabez  Bacon,  late  of  Woodbury,  deceased, 
and  of  his  Descendants  bearing  the  name  of  Bacon. 
Also  of  his  Ancestors,  so  far  as  known,  commencing 
with  the  latter.  Compiled  by  Nathaniel  A.  Bacon 
(one  of  his  grandsons)  at  New  Haven,  March,  1845. 
New  Haven:  Printed  by  Hitchcock  &  Stafford. 
1845. 

The  object  of  these  4  quarto  pages  is  sufficiently  expressed  on 
the  title ;  it  being  a  genealogy  of  only  one  branch  of  the  Bacon 
family,  descended  from  Jabez,  who  was  grandson  of  Andrew  Bacon 
and  Mehetable  Wetmore.  Andrew  was  the  sixth  child  of  Nathaniel 
Bacon,  and  his  family  here  given  is  not  recorded  by  Mr  Savage. 
Nathaniel  was  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  1653,  and  was  probably  son 
of  William  B.  of  Stretton,  county  of  Rutland.  At  least  an  affidavit 
taken  in  1661,  at  New  Haven,  says  that  a  Nathaniel  then  present 
was  son  of  William,  and  it  is  more  likely  that  this  was  the  man, 
than  that  another  Nathaniel  who  lived  at  Barnstable,  Mass.,  was 
meant.  There  are  several  diflFerent  families  of  the  name  in  New 
England.  The  best  authorities,  I  believe,  derive  the  name  from 
the  Saxon  word,  meaning  heecli  tree. 


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Family  History.  Notices  of  the  Life  of  John  Upham, 
tlie  first  Inhabitant  of  New  England  who  bore  that 
Name :  together  with  an  account  of  such  of  his  de- 
scendants as  were  the  ancestors  of  Hon,  Nathaniel 
Upham  of  Rochester,  New  Hampshire :  with  a  short 
sketch  of  the  life  of  the  latter.  By  Albert  G. 
Upham,  A.  M.,  M.  D.  Concord,  N.  H. :  Printed  by 
Asa  McFarland.  1845.  pp.  92. 

As  is  shown  by  the  title  page,  this  little  book  is  a  record  of  only 
one  branch  of  the  Uphams,  but  limited  as  the  scope  of  it  is,  the 
author  has  collected  much  which  will  interest  any  one  of  the  name. 
Some  rather  crude  speculations  are  made  as  to  the  origin  of  the 
name,  and  the  bearers  of  it  in  England,  but  nothing  can  be  traced 
of  the  ancestor  before  his  settlement  at  Weymouth  in  1635. 


Genealogical  and  Biographical  Account  of  the  Family 
of  Drake  in  America.  With  some  Notices  of  the 
Antiquities  connected  with  the  early  times  of  per- 
sons of  the  name  in  England.  Printed  at  the  Pri- 
vate Press  of  George  Coolidge,  for  Samuel  Gardner 
Drake.     August,  1845.  12mo.  pp.  51. 

As  might  be  expected,  this  little  work  by  Mr.  Drake,  is  a  model 
of  neatness,  exactness,  and  method.  The  plan  he  devised  is  the 
one  which  has  been  adopted  by  succeeding  writers  as  the  best,  and 
is  a  most  decided  improvement  on  preceding  publications.  The 
English  notes  refer  to  the  family  settled  at  Ashe,  county  of  Devon, 
to  which  the  famous  Sir  Francis  Drake  belonged.  The  American 
family  commences  with  John  of  Windsor,  Conn.,  and  Robert  of 
Hampton,  N.  H.;  but  their  birthplace  and  ancestry  are  still  unknown, 
though  tradition  asserts  them  to  have  been  brothers.  The  record 
here  given  is  mainly  in  the  direct  line  of  descent  of  the  author,  a 
limit  imposed  by  the  lack  of  records  and  the  indiiference  of  many 
to  the  imparting  of  information.  We  have  elsewhere  given  a  notice 
of  the  labors  of  Mr.  Drake,  which  have  largely  contributed  to  foster 
the  taste  for  genealogy  in  New  England. 


American  Genealogist.  45 


Descendants  of  Thomas  Olcott,  one  of  the  First  Set- 
tlers of  Hartford,  Connecticut.  By  Nathaniel 
Goodwin,  descendant  of  Ozias  Goodwin,  one  of  said 
settlers.  Hartford  :  Press  of  Case,  Tiffany  &  Burn- 
ham.  1845.  8vo.  pp.  64. 

This  is  a  full  and  admirably  arranged  history  of  the  descendants 
of  Thomas  Olcott,  a  family  of  good  fame  and  repute  in  Connecticut. 
The  descendants  are  traced,  in  many  cases,  in  the  female  line ;  and 
this,  like  all  the  other  works  of  Judge  Groodwin,  is  a  model  of  ac- 
curacy and  neatness.  Perhaps  the  most  noted  descendant  of  the 
emigrant  was  Hon.  Peter  Olcott,  lieutenant  governor  of  Vermont,  a 
distinguished  politician.  The  number  of  descendants  here  recorded 
is  713,  and  this  number  does  not  include  the  children  of  females  of 
the  name. 

The  Family  Memorial.  A  History  and  Genealogy  of 
the  KiLBOURN  Family,  in  the  United  States  and 
Canada,  from  the  year  1635  to  the  present  time. 
Including  extracts  from  ancient  records,  copies  of 
old  wills,  biographical  sketches,  epitaphs,  anecdotes, 
etc.  With  an  engraving  of  the  Kilburne  coat  of 
arms.  By  Payne  Kenyon  Kilbourn,  member  of  the 
Connecticut  Historical  Society.  Hartford :  Brown 
&  Parsons.  1845.  12mo.  pp.  150. 

The  second  edition  of  this  book,  which  will  be  noticed  in  its 
place,  is  so  much  fuller,  that  it  will  render  this  of  interest  only  to 
the  collector,  except  so  far  as  the  reader  may  find  it  amusing  to 
note  the  theories  in  the  one,  confirmed  or  contradicted  by  the  other. 
Although  the  title  page  .says  this  was  printed  in  1845,  I  believe  it 
was  not  issued  until  1848  —  at  least  not  all  the  edition  —  as  some  of 
the  documents  on  the  last  pages  are  dated  in  May  of  the  latter  year. 

Family  Notices  collected  by  William  Gibbs  of  Lexing- 
ton, pp.  8. 

This  little  pamphlet,  issued  in  1845  without  a  title  page,  gives  an 
account  of  the  ancestors  and  descendants  of  Robert  Gibbs,  a  distin- 


46  American  Genealogist. 

guished  merchant  of  Boston,  1660-1674.  He  was  the  fourth  son 
of  Sir  Henry  Gribbs  who  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas 
Temple  of  Stowe,  and  was  descended  from  the  Gibbs  family  of 
Honington,  Co.  Warwick. 

It  is  believed  that  this  family  is  extinct  in  the  male  line. 

[  Note. —  Some  years  ago  a  lithographic  tabular  pedigree  of  the  family 
was  issued,  tracing,  however,  only  the  English  portion  ;  naming  Robert,  the 
emigrant,  in  his  due  place,  and  continuing  the  main  line  for  two  genera- 
tions after  Mm.     There  is  no  date  or  place  of  publication  upon  this  sheet.] 


1846. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Name  and  Family  of 
Herrick,  from  the  settlement  of  Henerie  Hericke, 
in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  1629,  to  1846.  With  a 
concise  notice  of  their  English  ancestry.  By  Jede- 
diah  Herrick.  Bangor:  Samuel  T.  Smith,  JDrinter. 
1846.  8vo.  pp.  69. 

Henry  Herrick  of  Salem  had  five  sons,  who  married  and  left 
issue,  and  the  record  here  given  is  quite  extensive,  though  not  very 
systematically  arranged.  The  author  gives  an  account  of  Herricks 
settled  in  the  county  of  Leicester,  England,  and  claims  that  his 
ancestor  belonged  to  this  family,  identifying  him  with  a  Henry, 
fifth  son  of  Sir  William  H.,  who  was  knighted  in  1605,  ambassador 
to  Turkey,  &c.  He  certainly  makes  a  claim  worthy  of  investiga- 
tion, but  the  proofs  are  very  slight,  and  must  not  be  regarded  as 
decisive.  Pp.  58-59  refer  to  descendants  of  a  George  H.  of  Salem, 
in  1684,  and  p.  60  relates  to  those  of  James  H.  of  Southampton, 
L.  I.,  who  are  not  known  to  have  been  related  to  Henry.  An  en- 
graved coat  of  arms  forms  the  frontispiece. 


American  Genealogist.  47 


1847. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  George 
Abbot  of  Andover,  George  Abbot  of  Rowley, 
Thomas  Abbot  of  Andover,  Arthur  Abbot  of  Ipsr 
wich,  Robert  Abbot  of  Branford,  Ct.,  and  George 
Abbot  of  Norwalk,  Ct.  Compiled  by  Rev.  Abiel 
Abbot,  D.  D.,  and  Rev.  Ephraim  Abbot.  Boston : 
James  Munroe&  Co.  1847. 

An  octavo  volume  of  197  pages,  including  a  good  index  of  names 
other  than  Abbot.  Like  many  of  our  genealogies,  the  project  of 
publishing  a  family  record  originated  at  a  meeting  of  descendants 
of  the  immigrant.  The  work  grew  under  the  hands  of  the  authors, 
and  as  published,  embraces  several  branches  of  the  name  whose 
relationship  to  the  Abbots  of  Audover  was  not  ascertained.  There 
is  a  great  amount  of  information  relative  to  the  family  contained  in 
this  book,  but  the  lack  of  a  clear  system  of  arrangement  will  prove 
a  serious  inconvenience  to  the  student.  There  is  no  attempt  to 
trace  the  English  pedigree  of  the  family. 

A  Record  of  the  Families  of  Robert  Patterson  (the 
Elder),  Emigrant  from  Ireland  to  America,  1774; 
Thomas  Ewing,  from  Ireland,  1718;  and  Louis  Du 
Bois  from  France,  1660;  connected  by  the  mar- 
riage of  Uriah  Du  Bois  with  Martha  Patterson,  1798. 
Part  First,  containing  the  Patterson  Lineage.  Edi- 
tion of  150  copies ;  printed  for  the  use  of  the  family 
connection  only.  [Philadelphia:]  1847.  8vo.  pp. 
103. 

The  author  of  this  first  part  is  William  Ewing  Du  Bois  of  Phila- 
delphia. The  second  part  —  the  Memorial  of  the  Family  of  Thomas 
Ewing — was  printed  in  1858,  and  was  written  by  Robert  Patterson 
Du  Bois  of  New  London,  Pa.  The  third  part — the  Record  of  the 
Family  of  Louis  Du  Bois  —  was  printed  in  1860,  being  the  joint 
production  of  both  of  the  preceding  gentlemen.  The  work  whose 
title  is  given  above,  is  well  prepared  and  elegantly  printed.     The 


48  American  Genealogist. 

members  of  this  family  do  not  appear  to  be  numerous,  and  consider- 
ble  space  is  devoted  to  the  biography  of  the  more  distinguished 
individuals. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Family  of  John  Law- 
rence of  Watertown,  1636 ;  with  brief  notices  of 
others  of  the  name  in  England  and  America.  1847. 
8vo.  pp.  64. 

As  the  author  of  this  genealogy,  Kev.  John  Lawrence,  has  since 
published  an  enlarged  edition,  no  esteuded  notice  is  required  here. 
It  is  certainly  a  very  vrell  arranged  register,  and  is  now  very  scarce, 
as  certain  members  of  the  family  desire  to  suppress  the  edition. 
Some  of  the  biographical  sketches  in  this  edition  were  not  reprinted 
in  the  second. 

Biographical  Sketches  of  the  Moody  Family  :  embrac-, 
ing  notices  of  ten  ministers  and  several  laymen, 
from  1633  to  1842.  By  Charles  C.  P.  Moody. 
Boston :  Published  by  Samuel  G.  Drake,  No.  56 
Cornhill.  1847.  8vo.  pp.  167. 

Though  this  can  hardly.be  classed  among  our  genealogies,  yet 
as  being  connected  throughout  by  the  ties  of  blood  existing  between 
the  persons  described,  it  is  worthy  of  our  notice.  The  more  promi- 
nent bearers  of  the  name  enumerated,  are  Rev.  Joshua  Moody, 
noted  in  New  Hampsliire  Annals;  Rev.  Samuel  Moody  of  York, 
known  as  Father  Moody ;  his  son  and  successor.  Rev.  Joseph  M. ; 
Handkerchief  ^00 Ay ^  whose  strange  hallucination  is  mentioned  by 
Hawthorne  in  one  of  his  finest  tales ;  and  Paul  Moody,  a  distin- 
guished inventor,  a  pioneer  in  the  constructing  of  machinery  for 
cotton  spinning  in  New  England.  Of  these  and  others,  interesting 
descriptions  are  given  in  this  book,  in  which  are  preserved  many 
anecdotes  and  traditions. 


American  Genealogist.  49 


Memorial  of  the  Sprague  Family  :  a  Poem  recited  at 
a  meeting  in  Duxburj,  of  the  Descendants  and  Con- 
nections of  lion.  Seth  Sprague,  on  the  occasion  of 
his  eighty-sixth  hirthday,  July  4th,  1846.  With 
the  Family  Genealogy,  and  Biographical  Sketches 
in  Notes.  Boston:  James  Munroe  &  Co.  1847. 
12mo.  pp.  199. 

The  notes  annexed  to  the  poem  commence  on  the  25th  page,  and 
are  mainly  genealogical.  Hon.  Seth  Sprague,  in  whose  honor  the 
meeting  was  held,  was  son  of  Phineas  Sprague  and  Mercy  Chand- 
ler. In  him  were  united  two  distinct  families  of  the  same  name, 
he  being  by  his  fiither,  grandson  of  Samuel  Sprague,  whose  grand- 
father, William  Sprague,  was  a  settler  at  Hingham,  and  brother  of 
Ralph  and  Richard  Sprague  of  Charlestown.  These  three  colonists 
were  sons,  undoubtedly,  of  Edward  Sprague  of  Upway,  county  of 
Dorset;  but,  there  was  a  Francis  Sprague  who  came  to  Plymouth  in 
1623,  of  some  distinct  stock  in  England,  and  his  grandson  William 
was  the  father  of  Zeruiah,  wife  of  Nathaniel  Chandler,  and  thus 
grandfather  of  the  above  named  Mercy  Chandler.  The  author  gives 
many  particulars  in  relation  to  the  ancestors  on  both  sides,  and 
though  hardly  a  systematic  genealogy,  the  family  record  is  fairly 
marked  out.  A  good  biography  is  given  of  the  venerable  head  of 
the  family,  and  incidentally  several  interesting  anecdotes  of  the  last 
war  times. 

A  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Sketch  of  the  Name 
and  Family  of  STETSOisr,  from  the  year  1634  to  the 
year  1847.  By  John  Stetson  Barry.  Boston: 
Printed  for  the  Author,  by  William  A.  Hall  &  Co. 
1847.  12mo.  pp.  116. 

The  progenitor  of  this  family  was  Robert  Stetson  of  Scituate, 
Mass.,  in  1634,  who  had  six  sons,  whose  numerous  progeny  is  here 
given.  Nothing  is  known  about  the  origin  of  the  family  in  England, 
though  a  coat  of  arms,  said  to  have  been  fotmd  among  the  papers  of 
the  emigrant  Robert,  ought  to  afford  a  clue.  The  author  gives  an 
7 


60  American  Genealogist. 

engraving  of  it  on  his  title  page,  but  does  not  explain  the  reasons 
for  presuming  it  to  be  of  such  antiquity  as  is  alleged.  The  gene- 
alogy is  divided  into  six  sections,  each  devoted  to  the  descendants 
of  a  son  of  Robert ;  an  arrangement  which  keeps  the  family  relations 
more  clear  and  evident  than  most  others.  The  record  of  five  of  the 
sons  seems  to  be  quite  full,  and  much  care  is  given  to  exactness  in 
dates,  and  to  the  marriages  of  the  females. 

The  Genealogy  and  History  of  the  Taintor  Family, 
from  the  period  of  their  emigration  from  Wales,  to 
the  present  time  By  Charles  M.  Taintor.  Green- 
field: Printed  by  Merriam  &  Mirick.  1847.  ISmo. 
pp.  82. 

Commencing  with  Charles  Taintor,  who  was  here  with  his  family 
in  1643,  our  author  gives  a  list  which,  though  small,  seems  quite 
full;  though  we  regret  to  notice  in  most  instances  he  has  omitted 
the  day  of  the  month  in  giving  dates.  A  distinctive  feature  of  this 
book  is  the  letters  from  members  of  the  family,  received  by  the 
compiler  in  answer  to  his  queries,  which  contain  many  little  inci- 
dents which  could  hardly  be  introduced  into  the  body  of  the  work, 
and  yet  are  of  interest  to  the  branches  of  the  family  nearest  allied  to 
the  writers. 

A  Genealogical  Account  of  the  Ancient  Winsor  Family 
in  the  United  States.  Collected  principally  from 
records  in  the  several  branches  thereof,  introduced 
by  an  account  of  their  progenitors  in  the  male  line, 
for  several  generations  previous  to  the  emigration  to 
America.  By  the  late  Olney  Winsor.  Providence : 
Published  by  L.  W.  Winsor.   1847.  8vo.  pp.  12. 

This  little  pamphlet  contains  no  dates,  and  is  simply  a  list  of 
families  descended  from  Joshua  Winsor  of  Providence.  It  is  stated 
that  a  certain  Eobert  Winsor  flourished  in  Henry  VIII's  time,  was 
a  Roman  Catholic  knight,  and  had  a  son  Samuel,  whose  son  John 
had  Samuel,  father  of  the  emigrant.  This  may  be  true,  but  un- 
supported by  proofs,  the  statement  looks  like  an  idle  fable;  and 
as  it  has  been  repeated  by  several  writers,  it  seems  time  to  inquire  as 


American  Genealogist.  51 

to  the  truth.  I  believe  that  the  genealogy  is  quoted  in  the  Ilisfoiy 
of  Duxbury,  but  I  do  not  remember  any  proof  given  there.  As* 
recorded  in  this  book,  it  i.s  improbable,  and  almost  impossible,  that 
the  family  tradition  can  have  any  basis. 

The  Genealogy  and  History  of  the  Family  of  Williams 
in  America,  more  particularly  of  the  Descendants 
of  Robert  Williams  of  Roxbury.  By  Stephen  W. 
Williams,  M.  D.,  A.  M.,  etc.  Greenfield:  Printed 
by  Merriam  &  Mirick.   1847.   12mo.  pp.  424. 

At  the  time  of  its  publication  this  was  the  largest  family  record 
issued  here,  and  it  certainly  shows  the  zeal  and  correctness  of  its 
author  to  have  been  great.  The  first  twenty-four  pages  refer  to 
English  or  Welsh  families  of  the  name,  but  no  proof  is  given  of 
the  ancestry  of  Robert  Williams  of  Roxbury.  The  record  of  the 
descendants  of  the  latter  reaches  to  p.  307,  and  contains  among 
others  the  names  of  Rev.  Warham  Williams,  Rev.  Stephen  of  Deer- 
field,  Charles  K.  W.,  chief  justice  and  governor  of  Vermont,  Rev. 
William  of  Hatfield,  Hon.  William  W.,  a  signer  of  the  Declaration 
of  Independence,  and  many  others  of  distinction  in  the  pulpit,  at  the 
bar,  and  in  political  life.  Pp.  307-336  are  filled  with  notes  on 
some  of  the  name  not  descended  from  Robert;  pp.  336  -345  embrace 
the  Maryland  family;  pp.  346-354,  those  of  Long  Island,  North 
Carolina,  &c.  The  lists  of  graduates,  members  of  congress,  &c., 
occupy  pp.  355-378  ;  and  the  rest  of  the  book  is  devoted  to  English 
Williamses  of  note.  I  do  not  think  ^ny  right  to  use  a  coat  of  arms 
is  established,  though  this  point  deserves  further  notice.  The 
illustrations  are:  coat  of  arms,  and  portraits  of  John  C.  W.,  Mrs. 
Lucretia  W.,  Rev.  Stephen,  Mrs.  Sarah  Pitkin,  Hon.  Elisha  W., 
Ezekiel,  John,  Hon.  William,  William,  Joseph,  John  D.,  John 
Davis  W.,  and  Rev.  Elisha  Williams.  The  plan  of  this  work  is 
rather  confused,  but  it  was  certainly  a  great  advance  on  many  pre- 
vious works,  and  the  whole  is  creditable  to  the  author  and  the 
family.  A  scandalous  attempt  was  made  to  ridicule  this  book,  but 
it  is  as  unassuming  a  history  as  can  well  be  cited,  and  certainly  no 
one  will  dispute  the  talents  or  influence  of  the  many  able  divines 
belonging  to  thjs  family. 


52  American  Genealogist. 


1848. 

The  Houghton  Association.  Report  of  the  Agent  to 
England.  New  York:  Jared  W.  Bell,  printer. 
1848.  8vo.  pp.  27. 

A  report  having  been  circulated  among  the  branches  of  the 
Houghton  family,  that  there  was  an  immense  property  in  England 
due  them  as  heirs  of  John  and  Ralph  Houghton,  emigrants  hither 
in  1650,  an  association  was  formed,  funds  raised,  and  an  agent,  Mr, 
F.  M.  Rice,  was  employed  to  visit  England  to  learn  the  source  of 
these  rumors.  The  report  he  had  finally  to  make  was,  that  there 
were  several  families  of  Houghtons,  or  Hoghtons,  among  the  Eng- 
lish gentry,  but  that  there  was  no  large  estate  awaiting  a  claimant 
from  America;  the  directors  of  the  association  expressed  their 
acceptance  of  the  report,  and  wisely  dissolved  the  company. 

We  have  noticed  the  above,  mainly  to  remark  upon  the  erroneous 
ideas  on  the  subject  of  fortunes  thus  left  in  England  for  which 
owners  may  be  found  here,  which  are  too  prevalent.  Almost  every 
family  has  some  such  absurd  report  about  its  ancestor,  and  this 
fancy  has  repeatedly  interfered  with  the  objects  of  the  genealogist. 
We  can  hardly  expect  to  be  welcomed  to  the  family  records  pre- 
served in  old  manor-houses  in  England,  if  we  go  with  the  expecta- 
tion expressed,  of  thereby  ousting  the  proprietor ;  and  in  this  coun- 
try, this  insane  hope  of  wealth  has  often  led  certain  branches  of  a 
family  to  withhold  every  document  from  the  eye  of  the  genealogist. 
Few  families  have  published  much  about  their  claims,  but  a  list  of 
some  which  have  may  be  found  in  the  Galaxy  for  October,  1867. 


Genealogy  of  the  Adam  Family,  by  William  Adam  of 
Canaan,  Litchfield  co.,  Conn.  Albany  :  Printed  by 
Joel  Munsell.  1848. 

A  small  octavo  pamphlet  of  16  pages.  The  progenitor  of  this 
family  was  John  Adam,  who  was  born  in  Bowfield,  Lochwionock, 
Renfrewshire,  Scotland,  May  29, 1714,  and  who  came  to  this  country 


American  Genealogist.  53 

in  1737.  Being  a  comparatively  recent  stand  point  from  which  to 
date  a  genealogy,  the  small  limits  of  this  pamphlet  contain  a  com- 
plete record.  The  few  bearers  of  the  name  will  have  little  difficulty 
in  proving  their  pedigree.  As  we  shall  see,  the  name  of  Adams  is 
very  common  in  New  England,  and  its  bearers  are  descended  from 
numerous  distinct  stocks. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  in  the 
Male  Line  of  Robert  Day  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  who 
died  in  the  year  1648.  Second  edition.  North- 
ampton: Printed  by  J.  &  L.  Metcalf.  1848.  8vo. 
pp.  129. 

We  have  already  noticed  the  first  edition  of  this  genealogy, 
written  in  1840  by  George  E.  Day,  and  by  comparison  we  see  how 
much  new  information  he  obtained  in  the  time  between  the  issue 
of  the  two,  and  the  improvements  in  the  plan  of  the  work  suggested 
by  experience.  Robert  Day  of  Hartford,  one  of  the  first  settlers 
there,  left  two  sons,  Thomas  and  John,  from  whom  have  sprung 
about  three  thousand  of  the  name  of  Day  ^  over  twenty-four  hun- 
dred being  recorded  in  this  book.  The  first  sixty  pages  are  given 
to  the  Springfield  branch,  descended  from  Thomas;  and  pp.  61- 
107  record  the  issue  of  John  Day :  one  good  index  enables  us  to 
refer  to  any  required  individual  name,  another  gives  the  intermar- 
riages. Altogether,  this  is  a  very  capital  working  genealogy,  exact, 
methodical,  and  copious ;  nothing  could  improve  it,  except  more  bio- 
graphical sketches;  but  the  insertion  of  those  is,  after  all,  a  matter 
of  opinion. 

The  Dudley  Genealogies  and  Family  Records.  By 
Dean  Dadley.  Boston:  Published  by  the  Author. 
1848.  8vo.  pp.  144. 

Thomas  Dudley,  son  of  a  Capt.  Roger  Dudley,  was  born  at  North- 
ampton, 1576,  and  after  spending  the  greater  portion  of  his  life  as 
steward  to  the  earl  of  Lincoln,  he  embarked  for  New  England  in 
1630.  Here  he  was  in  the  highest  esteem,  was  chosen  governor 
four  times,  major  general,  and  deputy  governor.     Of    his  family 


54  American  Genealogist. 

before  his  removal  nothing  positive  is  known,  but  he  was 
accustomed  to  use  the  arms  belonging  to  the  Barons  Dudley;  so  we 
may  imagine  that  he  was  a  cadot  of  that  family. i  These  arms 
are  engraved  on  the  title  page  of  this  book.  The  volume  under 
notice  contains  :  pp.  5-  16,  an  account  of  the  English  Dudleys  ;  pp. 
17 -72,  genealogy  of  the  Dudleys  descended  from  Rev.  Samuel,  son 
of  Thomas  ;  pp.  73  -  74,  a  list  of  books  by  persons  of  the  name  ;  pp. 
75-78,  epitaphs;  pp.  79-82,  an  account  of  Dudley  castle,  an  en- 
graving of  which  forms  the  frontispiece ;  these  comprise  the  first 
part.  The  second  contains  descendants  of  Joseph,  son  of  the  first 
governor;  pp.  107-111,  notes  on  others  of  the  name  not  belong- 
ing to  this  family;  pp.  113-140,  descendants  in  the  female  line; 
and  lastly,  an  index. 

Soon  after  the  publication  of  this  work,  the  author  visited  Eng- 
land, and  spent  about  a  year  in  that  country.  While  there  he  pur- 
sued his  genealogical  researches  very  thoroughly,  collecting  a  mass 
of  information  relative  to  the  Dudleys  of  England.  He  was  not 
successful,  however,  in  tracing  the  ancestry  of  Grov.  Thomas  Dudley 
farther  back  than  his  father,  as  given  by  Mather.  In  1861  he 
published,  on  a  very  large  sheet,  a  lithographic  pedigree  of  the 
descendants  of  the  Dudleys  of  Dudley  castle.  This  is  probably  the 
most  complete  pedigree  of  that  family  published.  Mr.  Dudley,  I 
am  informed,  has  a  large  number  of  disconnected  English  families 
of  the  name,  some  of  whom,  probably,  belong  to  tlie  same  stock  as 
Dudley  castle  family.  In  the  Genealogical  Register  for  1856,  there 
is  an  account  of  this  family,  by  the  same  author,  containing  much 
new  information.  There  is  also  a  sheet  pedigree  by  him  extant, 
which  was  prepared  for  the  folio  edition  of  Drake's  History  of 
Boston. 


^  Within  tlie  past  two  years  the  subject  has  been  discussed  by  English 
writers,  as  will  be  shown  in  our  notice  of  another  book  on  the  Dudleys  pub- 
lished in  1863. 


American  Genealogist.  65 


Genealogy  of  the  Ancestors  and  Posterity  of  Isaac 
Lawrence.  By  Frederick  S.  Pease  of  Albany. 
Albany  :  Printed  by  Joel  Munsell.  1848.  8vo.  pp. 
20. 

This,  I  presume,  was  the  second  of  five  genealogies  of  this  family 
now  extant,  and  its  contents  have  been  embodied  in  subsequent 
editions.  This  record  relates  to  the  descendants  of  Isaac,  great- 
grandson  of  John  Lawrence,  the  emigrant.  I  understand  that  this 
edition  has  been  suppressed,  and  consequently  it  is  extremely  rare; 
its  valuable  portion  is  contained  in  the  second  edition,  however. 

Genealogical  Sketch  of  the  Descendants  of  Reinold 
and  Matthew  Marvin,  who  came  to  New  England 
in  1635.  Compiled  from  authentic  sources,  by  T. 
R.  Marvin.     Boston  :    1848.    12ino.  pp.  56. 

This  book  gives  a  portion  of  the  descendants  of  Matthew  and 
Reinold  Marvin,  who  are  said  to  have  been  brothers,  and  who  were 
among  the  first  settlers  at  Hartford,  Conn.  Pp.  5-33  refer  to  the 
issue  of  Reinold  ;  pp.  34-36  contain  a  notice  of  the  Mathers,  with 
which  family  the  Marvins  intermarried  ;  and  pp.  37  -  56  relate  to  the 
posterity  of  Matthew.  We  note  on  p.  23,  that  a  biography  was 
published  in  1846,  of  Mrs.  Catherine  Mather  Diraick,  daughter  of 
Elihu  Marvin.  The  family  has  continued  in  high  esteem  in  Con- 
necticut, and  our  author  promises  to  give  a  more  extended  account 
of  it  hereafter.  What  he  has  already  published  seems  to  have  been 
prepared  with  much  care  and  accuracy,  and  is  repeatedly  cited  by 
the  genealogists  of  Connecticut,  in  which  state  the  family  has 
always  been  highly  esteemed. 

Genealogy  of  the  Mather  Family,  from  about  1500  to 
1847,  with  sundry  Biographical  Notices.  Hartford  : 
Press  of  EUhu  Geer.  1848.  12mo.  pp.   76. 

This  little  book,  by  John  Mather  of  Manchester,  Ct.,  is  but  an 
outline  of  such  a  genealogy  of  the  family  as  we  trust  will  yet  be 
written.     It  is  impossible  to  ignore  the  influence    exercised  by  the 


66  American  Genealogist. 

Mathers  upou  the  character  of  the  Massachusetts  colony,  and  to  a 
bearer  of  the  name  there  can  hardly  be  a  more  inviting  task  than 
to  relate  the  performances  of  his  ancestors,  and  to  preserve  the 
records  of  the  race.  The  present  volume  is  but  the  foreshadowing 
of  what  is  required,  being  too  often  defective  in  dates,  and  in  the 
biographical  portion  mostly  composed  of  abstracts  from  well  known 
books.  Rev.  Richard  Mather  was  grandson  of  John,  and  son  of 
Thomas  M.  of  Lowton,  in  the  parish  of  Winwick,  county  of  Lancas- 
ter. All  of  his  sons  but  one  were  ministers,  viz  :  Samuel  and  Na- 
thaniel of  Dublin,  Eleazer  of  Northampton,  Mass.,  and  Increase 
of  Boston.  The  other  son,  Timothy,  was  father  of  Rev.  Samuel  of 
Windsor,  Conn. ;  Increase  was  father  of  Rev.  Cotton  Mather,  and 
grandfather  of  Rev.  Samuel  of  Boston.  All  these  ministers  were 
of  great  repute,  and  all  published  many  works,  theological,  histori- 
cal, and  political;  the  whole  number  being  probably  over  seven 
hundred.  It  is  much  to  be  regretted,  that  no  complete  collection 
exists ;  but  the  American  Antiquarian  Society  has  in  its  library  at 
Worcester,  a  great  many,  formerly  belonging  to  a  daughter  of  Samuel 
Mather  of  Boston.  Rev.  Increase  M.  published  a  life  of  his  father, 
Cotton  performed  a  like  filial  duty  for  Increase,  and  Samuel  conti- 
nued the  chain  by  a  Life  of  Cotton  Mather^  which  is  still  held  in 
high  repute.  From  these  sources,  and  the  funeral  sermons  on  dif- 
ferent members  of  the  family,  as  well  as  from  the  manuscripts  still 
remaining,  a  most  interesting  genealogy  might  be  prepared ;  and 
though  the  Leveretts,  Cushmans,  Brewsters,  Bradfords,  Dudleys, 
and  Saltonstalls,  have  been  duly  remembered  of  late  years,  the 
Mathers,  Winthrops,  and  Winslows,  whose  names  are  second 
to  none  on  our  records,  and  whose  lives  furnish  the  most  interesting 
chapters  of  our  history,  still  remain  without  a  proper  memorial  of 
this  nature.  Perhaps  they  need  none;  but  the  science  of  genea- 
logy would  find  in  such  work  its  best  defence  against  the  charge  of 
the  unimportance  or  wearisomeness  of  its  results. 


American  Genealogist.  57 

A  Brief  General  History  of  the  Welles,  or  Wells 
Family.  By  Albert  Welles.  New  York:  Narine 
&  Co.,  Printers.  1848.  8vo.  pp.  27. 

This  work  was  iutentled  by  the  author  as  an  introduction  to  the 
genealogy  of  the  issue  of  Thomas  Welles  of  Connecticut,  which  he 
proposed  to  publish.  The  book  is  made  up  of  unconnected  records 
relative  to  bearers  of  the  name,  especially  to  the  barons  Welles; 
but  the  only  positive  assertions  discoverable  are,  that  Thomas 
Welles  was  of  Essex,  and  that  six  of  his  sons  followed  him  here, 
where  the  eldest  became  governor  of  Connecticut,  in  1655.  It  is 
impossible  to  criticise  the  statements  here  made,  as  no  authorities 
are  given,  and  the  traditions  cited  are  at  once  too  vague  and  too 
particular  to  secure  a  ready  credence.  The  members  of  the  family 
who  do  not  possess  this  book,  can  hardly  claim  much  sympathy,  but 
the  author's  manuscript  collections  of  some  ten  thousand  of  the 
descendants  here,  might  repay  examination. 

The  Wight  Family.  Memoir  of  Thomas  Wight  of 
Dedham,  Mass.,  with  Genealogical  Notices  of  his 
Descendants,  from  1637  to  1840.  By  Danforth 
Phipps  Wight,  M.  D.  Boston:  Press  of  T.  R. 
Marvin.  1848.  12mo.  pp.  119. 

There  is  little  calling  for  special  remark  in  this  little  book,  as  it 
is  apparently  well  digested  and  quite  complete.  There  is  no  attempt 
at  cross  references,  but  as  the  number  of  families  is  small,  this  is  of 
less  importance  than  usual.  On  pp.  114  and  115,  are  pedigrees  of 
the  families  of  Brown  of  Waltham.  and  Fuller  of  Dedham. 

A  Biographical  Memoir  of  the  late  Ichabod  Norton, 
Esq.,  of  Edgartown,  Mass.  By  J.  Athearn  Jones. 
Printed  for  private  distribation.  Boston:  Coolidge 
&  Wiley,  Printers,  12  Water  Street.  1848.  pp.   26. 

This  memoir  contains  an  account  of  the  descendants  of  Nicholas 
Norton  of  Tisbury.  The  family  is  not  kuuwu  to  be  connected 
with  the  Boston  -family. 


58  American  Genealogist. 

The  Checkley  Family,  pp.  6. 

This  was  a  reprint  from  the  Register  of  a  sketch  of  the  Checkley 
family  prepared  by  S.  Gr.  Drake,  Esq.  There  were  three  settlers  of 
the  name  at  Boston,  John,  Samuel  and  Anthony,  though  this 
pamphlet  called  Anthony,  son  of  John.  In  the  Register^  xv,  13,  is 
an  article  containing  later  information  and  showing  that  Samuel  and 
Anthony  were  half-brothers  and  sons  of  William  Checkley,  of  Pres- 
ton-Capes, North-Hants,  Eng. 

This  genealogy  contains  also  an  engraving  of  the  arms  on  the 
tomb  of  Dea.  Richard  Checkley  in  the  Granary  burying-ground  in 
Boston,  which  so  closely  resemble  those  of  Archbishop  Chicele, 
that  is  probable  that  a  claim  to  kindred  was  intended. 


1849. 

The  Rawson  Family.  Memoir  of  Edward  Rawson, 
Secretary  of  the  Colony  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  from 
1651  to  1686,  with  Genealogical  Notices  of  his  De- 
ceiidants.  By  Sullivan  S.  Rawson.  Boston :  Pub- 
lished by  the  Family.  1849.  Svo.  pp.   146  and  2. 

Secretary  Rawson  was  born  in  Gillingham,  county  of  Dorset, 
April  15,  1615.  He  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Thomas  Perne, 
and  granddaughter  of  John  Hooker  by  his  wife,  a  sister  of  Edmund 
Grindal,  archbishop  of  Canterbury.  Another  daughter  of  John 
Hooker  married  Rev.  John  Wilson  of  Boston,  and  his  nephew, 
Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  was  of  Boston  and  Hartford.  It  is  said  that 
Edward  Rawson  was  paternally  of  a  good  family,  and  he  certainly 
used  a  coat  of  arms,  of  whieh  many  examples  occur  on  our  Probate 
records.  Two  of  his  sons,  William  and  Grindal,  came  to  this  coun- 
try, and  one  daughter,  Rebecca,  is  the  heroine  of  one  of  the  saddest 
romances  of  our  early  history  j  a  brief  sketch  of  her  life  will  be  found 
at  p.  15,  and  is  accompanied  by  her  portrait.  The  record  here  given, 
seems  to  be  quite  full,  and  the  descendants  in  the  female  lines  are 
traced  to  an  unusual  extent,  in  the  names  of  Reynolds,  Burrill, 


American  Genealogist.  69 

Dorr,  Usher.  Emerson,  &c.  A  good  memoir  of  Edwcard  Rawson 
is  still  to  be  written,  though  in  the  Register  for  1849,  will  be  found 
a  very  good  outline.  A  review  in  the  same  volume  gives  the  main 
credit  of  preparing  this  volume  to  Mr.  Reuben  R.  Dodge  of  Boston, 
in  whose  possession  then  were  the  portraits  here  engraved,  and  the 
family  "Bible  of  the  Secretary. 

Family  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  Nathaniel 
Smith  Jr.,  to  which  is  prefixed  some  Notices  of  his 
Ancestors.     D.  Bennitt,  Utica.  1849.  12mo.  pp.  44. 

This  family  is  traced  to  the  Rev.  Henry  Smith  of  Wetherstield, 
whose  son  Samuel  of  Hadley,  Mass.,  had  several  sons.  Of  these 
Ichabod  was  of  Suffield,  Conn.,  and  from  him  was  descended  John 
Cotton  Smith,  governor  of  that  state.  Another  son,  Ebenezer,  was 
also  of  Suffield,  and  grandfather  of  Nathaniel  Jun.,  who  married 
Sarah  McCartee  in  1750,  and  had  fifteen  children,  whose  issue  is 
here  recorded,  amounting  to  over  eight  hundred.  This  genealogy 
comprises  only  four  generations,  and  each  generation  is  shown  on 
the  page,  by  the  style  of  type  employed,  as  well  as  by  its  place:  a 
plan  very  well  adapted  to  short  records  like  this.  The  last  six 
pages  consist  of  copies  of  epitaphs.  I  presume  this  book  was 
written  by  Harvey  D.  Smith  of  Gouverneur,  N.  Y.,  though  no 
name  is  given  on  the  title  page. 


A  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Anthony  Stoddard,  of 
Boston.  Boston :  Printed  by  Coolidge  &  Wiley. 
1849.  Svo.  pp.  23. 

The  first  of  this  name  in  America  was  Anthony  Stoddard,  who 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  Emanuel  Downing.  He  was  a  promi- 
nent man  in  Boston,  and  his  descendants  have  intermarried  among 
the  most  noted  families  here,  besides  occupying  a  high  place  at 
the  bar  and  in  the  pulpit.  The  record  of  the  first  generation  I 
believe  is  imperfectly  given  in  this  book,  but  will  be  found  in 
Savage's  Dictionary.  Many  particulars  of  the  descendants  will  be 
found  in  the  Register.,  in  Sumner's  History  of  East  Boston,  the 
Williams    Genealogy,  &c.     The  marriages  of  females  of  the  name 


60  American  Genealogist. 

are  fully  recorded,  and  the  notes  on  the  families  thus  allied  will  be 
found  useful.  The  work  is  said  to  have  been  prepared  by  the  late 
Charles  Ewer,  first  President  of  the  New  England  Historic- Genea- 
logical Society. 


The  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Richard  Ha- 
ven, of  Lynn,  bemg  a  repubUcation  of  the  first 
Edition  without  alteration;  with  additional  pages, 
containing  Corrections  of  a  few  Errors,  and  the 
addition  of  many  other  branches.  By  the  same 
Author.  Boston :  Printed  by  Elias  Howe.  1849. 
8vo.  pp.  54  and  50. 

The  title  gives  the  reader  a  very  clear  idea  of  the  work,  the  first 
portion  being  the  book  we  have  already  noticed.  The  new  matter 
covers  fifty  pages,  referring  to  the  former  part,  and  contains  also  a 
very  good  index  of  the  whole,  highly  serviceable  to  the  student. 
A  note  at  the  close  informs  us  that  a  meeting  of  the  descendants 
was  to  be  held  on  the  30th  of  August,  1849;  and  the  account  of 
the  former  meeting  in  1844  will  be  found  bound  up  with  a  portion 
of  this  edition. 


Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Solomon  Piper,  of  Dub- 
lin, N.  H.  Boston:  Dutton  &  Wentworth,  printers. 
1849.  8vo.  pp.  20. 

The  descendants  of  Jonathan  Piper  of  Ipswich,  the  first  settler 
of  the  name,  are  numerous  and  widely  scattered  over  the  country. 
As  the  title  page  shows,  this  pamphlet  relates  chiefly  to  the  imme- 
diate relatives  of  Solomon,  grandson  of  Jonathan,  the  youngest  son 
of  the  emigrant;  and  the  record  of  this  small  portion  is  complete, 
while  several  of  the  other  branches  are  traced  for  one  generation. 
The  record  was  compiled  by  Solomon  Piper  of  Boston. 


American  Genealogist.  61 


Brief  Memoirs  of  Jolin  and  Walter  Deane,  Two  of 
the  First  Settlers  of  Taunton,  Mass.,  and  of  the 
Early  Generations  of  their  Descendants.  Preceded 
by  some  remarks  on  the  origin  of  the  name,  with 
incidental  notices  of  other  Deanes  in  England  and 
America.  By  William  Reed  Deane,  assisted  by 
others.  Boston:  Printed  by  Coolidge  &  Wiley. 
1849.  8vo.  pp.  16. 

The  two  brothers  who  first  settled  iu  this  country,  are  said,  by 
Kev.  Samuel  Deane  of  Scituate,  to  have  emigrated  from  Chard, 
near  Taunton,  county  of  Somerset;  and  many  circumstances  corro- 
borate this  assertion.  There  was  a  Thomas  Deane  at  Boston,  in 
166-4,  of  the  family  of  Deane  of  Deanesland,  who  may  have  been 
related  to  the  others,  though  of  this  there  is  no  proof.  The  pamph- 
let is  only  a  small  portion  of  the  collections  of  its  authors,  William 
Reed  Deane  and  John  Ward  Dean ;  and  the  references  show  that 
an  extensive  correspondence,  with  good  i-esults,  has  been  maintained 
by  them,  with  persons  here  and  in  England.  The  volume  contains 
portraits  of  Levi  Woodbury,  and  Rev.  Samuel  Deane  of  Portland, 
and  a  woodcut  of  the  coat  of  arms  of  the  Deanes  of  Deanesland ; 
to  which  family  Thomas  Deane  of  Boston,  here  mentioned,  belonged. 
Numerous  autographs  are  given. 


The  FooTE  Family:  or  the  Descendants  of  Nathaniel 
Foote,  one  of  the  First  Settlers  of  Wethersheld, 
Conn.,  with  Genealogical  Notes  of  Pasco  Foote, 
who  settled  in  Salem,  Mass.,  and  John  Foote  and 
others  of  the  name,  who  settled  more  recently  in 
New  York.  By  Nathaniel  Goodwin,  descendant  of 
Ozias  Goodwin,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Hartford, 
Conn.  Hartford :  Press  of  Case,  Tiffany  &  Co. 
1849.  8vo.  pp.  360. 

As  Mr.  Goodwin  was  one  of  the  most  industrious  and  sagacious 
antiquaries  of  his  state,  we  might  feel  assured  that  any  work  from 
his  pen  would  be  replete  with  curious  and  valuable  information 


62  American  Genealogist. 

Our  expectations  are  not  only  realized  in  this  book,  but  we  find  the 
facts  arranged  in  the  clearest  manner,  so  as  to  be  easily  avsilable  ; 
and  we  do  it  but  justice  in  assigning  the  work  a  place  in  the  first 
rank.  The  introduction,  pp.  iii-xlv,  contains  memoranda  relative 
to  the  early  settlers  at  Wethersfield  and  Hadley,  many  of  which 
facts  are  now  printed  for  the  first  time.  The  register  of  the  de- 
scendants of  Nathaniel  Foote,  both  in  the  male  and  female  lines, 
occupies  288  pages,  and  contains  much  in  relation  to  other  allied 
families,  of  interest  to  the  genealogist,  especially  as  the  reader  h;is 
the  assistance  of  a  good  index.  Pp.  289  -  296  contain  an  account  of 
a  branch  of  the  family  of  Pasco  Foote  of  Salem,  in  1646,  and  notes 
concerning  others  of  the  name.  There  have  been  several  later 
immigrations  of  Footes;  one  in  1774,  another  in  1778,  and  a  third 
is  the  result  of  the  Revolution,  and  the  desertions  then  so  frequent 
from  the  English  army.  Another  family,  to  which  the  well  known 
senator  from  Mississippi  belongs,  is  of  Virginian  origin,  and  was 
founded,  says  tradition,  by  Richard  Foote,  an  emigrant  from  Truro, 
county  of  Cornwall,  England.  It  adds  that  a  sister  of  this  Richard, 
married  the  regicide  Bradshaw,  and  that  her  picture  is  yet  pre- 
served in  the  family.  The  appendix,  pp.  297-332,  is  filled  with 
biographical  sketches  of  some  of  the  more  distinguished  members  of 
the  family,  and  should  contain  two  portraits,  those  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Louisa 
Taylor  and  Dr.  E.  T.  Foote.  A  good  index  in  two  parts  extends  from 
p.  333  to  p.  359,  and  the  last  page  contains  an  important  note,  giving 
the  maiden  name  of  the  wife  of  iNathaniel  Foote  Jr.  A  tabular 
pedigree,  compiled  from  this  book,  was  printed  in  the  Register,  ix, 
272,  and  has  been  inserted  by  their  owners  in  copies  of  the  book. 

Some  Account  of  Deacon  John  Butler  of  Pelham, 
N.  H.  and  of  his  descendants.  By  Caleb  Butler  of 
Groton.    8vo.  pp.  15. 

This  pamphlet  issued  without  title  pages,  in  1849,  was  reprinted 
from  a  series  of  articles  in  the  Register  for  October,  1848,  and 
January  and  October,  1849.  John  Butler,  whose  descendants  are 
here  given,  was  a  son  of  James  Butler  of  Woburn,  Mass.,  where  he 
was  born  July  22,  1677. 


American  Genealogist.  63 


An  Historical  and  Genealogical  Essay  upon  the  Fami- 
ly and  Surname  of  Buchanan,  to  which  is  added  a 
brief  inquiry  into  the  genealogy  and  present  state 
of  Ancient  Scottish  Surnames,  and  more  particu- 
larly of  the  Higliland  Clans.  By  William  Bucha- 
nan, of  Auchmar.  Glasgow,  1723  :  Printed  by 
William  Duncan.  Cincinnati :  Reprinted  bv  I.  A. 
&  U.  P.  James.  1849.  12mo.  pp.  246.  A  plate  of 
Buchanan  family  arms  as  frontispiece. 

I  am  indebted  to  Henry  R.  Stiles,  M.  D.,  for  tlie  following 
description  : 

This  rare  and  interesting  volume  comes  within  the  scope  of  the 
Handbook  of  Avierican  Genealogy,  simply  by  virtue  of  its  repub- 
lication in  this  country.  In  a  note  added  by  the  American  Editor, 
we  learn  that  this  book  was  first  published  in  1723.  A  second  edi- 
tion appeared  in  1773.  (See  Notes  by  Sir  Walter  Scott,  in  the 
Lady  of  the  Laics').  And  in  1820  it  was  published  in  the  fourth 
volume  of  Miscellanea  Scotica,  by  Robert  Chapman,  Grlasgow. 
Both  of  the  first  editions  are  out  of  print,  hence  the  necessity  for 
this  reprint  in  1^49,  procured  by  a  few  of  the  name  of  Buchanan, 
who  wished  to  preserve  it  in  their  families.  It  is  notofi'ered  for  sale 
to  the  public.  We  have  understood  that  another  edition  is  contem- 
plated by  the  family,  which  shall  comprise  the  American  branches. 

Pp.  1-6  contain  a  preface  in  which  the  author  states  his  mo- 
tives, and  recites  the  authorities  which  he  consulted.  An  Essay 
upon  the  Family  and  Surname  of  Buchanan  (7-41),  recounts 
in  terse  but  vigorous  style  the  origin  and  progress  of  the  clan 
from  remotest  antiquity.  Theu  follow  in  regular  order  the  history 
of  the  several  branches  as  follows  :  pp.  42-48,  the  Buchanans  of 
Auchmar;  pp.  49-54,  of  Spittel ;  pp.  55-60,  of  Arnpryor;  pp. 
61  -  73,  of  Drumskill ;  pp.  74  -  77,  an  account  of  Mr.  George  Bucha- 
nan ;  pp.  78  -  85,  the  family  of  Carbeth  ;  pp.  86  -  97,  of  Lenny;  pp. 
98-10],  of  Auchneiven;  pp.  102-  107,  the  families  of  Miltown, 
Cashill,  Arduill  and  Sallochie ;  pp.  108-111,  of  Macauselans;  pp. 
112  -  116,  of  Macmillans ;  pp.  117  -  119,  of  Maccolmans  ;  pp.  120  - 
122,  an  account  of  the  origin  of  the  Spittcls  ;    pp.  123  -  126,  an  ac- 


64  American  Genealogist. 

count  of  the  origin  of  the  MacMaurices,  Macandeoirs,  Macchruit- 
ers  and  Macgreusichs ;  pp.  127-135,  a  brief  account  of  the  mar- 
tial achievements  of  the  family  of  Buchanan,  and  others  of  that 
name  in  the  public  service  of  their  prince  and  country,  and  other 
occasions;  pp.  136-137,  a  brief  account  of  some  learned  men  of 
the  name  of  Buchanan ;  pp.  139  - 173,  are  occupied  with  an  inquiry 
into  the  genealogy  and  present  state  of  ancient  Scottish  surnames, 
followed  (pp.  174-  234)  by  sketches  of  some  of  the  more  prominent 
Scottish  clans,  viz.  :  MacDonald,  MacDougal,  MacNeil,  Maclean  or 
Macgillean  ;  MacLeod,  Macintosh,  MacPherson,  Robertson  or  Clan 
Donnochie,  MacFarlane,  Cameron,  MacLauchlan,  MacNauchtan, 
MacGregor,  Colquhoun  and  the  ancient  Lairds  of  Luss  before  the 
assumption  of  that  surname,  Lamond,  Macauley.  Pp.  235-240, 
contain  a  note  by  the  American  editor,  indices,  etc. 

The  only  copy  which  I  have  seen,  and  which  was  procured 
through  the  courtesy  of  a  friend  who  was  related  to  the  family, 
contains  a  manuscript  letter,  giving  a  brief  outline  sketch  of  the 
American  family,  in  which  it  is  stated  "that  four  brothers  of  the 
Carbeth,  hranch  (see  p.  84  of  the  published  genealogy)  settled  in 
Ireland  (after  their  ftither  sold  their  estate  of  Blairluisk,  in  Scot- 
land) viz. :  John  and  William  in  the  county  of  Tyrone  ;  George  in 
Munster,  and  Thomas  in  Donegall.  William  had  one  son,  Patrick, 
and  Patrick  had  a  son  Robert,  who  had  two  sons,  one  the  late 
General  Thomas  Buchanan  of  Cumberland  county,  Pa.,  and  Alex- 
ander, the  father  of  the  present  Robert  Buchanan,  Esq.,  of  Pa. 
George  of  Munster  was  the  ancestor  of  George  and  Andrew  Buch- 
anan of  Louisville,  Ky. ;  and  Thomas  of  Donegall,  the  ancestor  of 
our  late  jji-esklent,  James  Buchanan.  John  of  Tyrone  is  said  to  be 
the  ancestor  of  James  Buchanan,  the  late  British  consul  in  New 
York. 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Benedict  Family,  taken  from 
a  Manuscript  kept  by  James  Benedict,  Esq.  of 
Ridgefield. 

This  resord  consists  of  only  four  folio  pages,  and  was  issued 
without  a  title  in  1849.      The  record  says  that  a  certain  William 


American  Genealogist.  65 

Benedict  of  Nottinghamsliire  liad  a  sou  and  grandson  of  his  name, 
and  this  third  William  had  in  1617  a  son  Thomas.  The  father  mar- 
ried again  a  widow  Bridgman,  who  had  a  daughter  Mary  B.,  and 
Thomas  Benedict  came  to  New  England  in  1637  with  his  step- 
sister whom  he  married.  They  had  five  sons  and  four  daughters 
all  of  whom  were  married. 

The    genealogy  though  brief  gives   quite  a  valuable  amount  of 
information  in  regard  to  this  family. 


Memorial  of  the  late  Honorable  David  S.  Jones.  With 
an  Appendix  containing  notices  of  the  Jones  Family 
of  Queen's  County.  New  York  :  Stanford  &  Swords 
137  Broadway  and  for  sale  by  Banks,  Gould  &  Co., 
144  Nassau  Street.  1849.  square  8vo.  pp.  99. 

The  volume  is  compiled  by  W.  A.  Jones,  son  of  Hon.  David  S., 
and,  in  addition  to  the  brief  memoir  of  his  father  by  himself,  Mr. 
Jones  has  added  several  biographical  notices  of  him  from  several 
periodicals,  which  are  succeeded  by  notices  of  the  Jones  family 
of  Queens  county.  The  first  American  ancestor  of  this  family, 
from  whom  Hon.  David  S.  Jones  is  descended,  was  Maj.  Thomas 
Jones,  who  emigrated  from  Ireland  to  Rhode  Island,  in  1692,  and 
who  married  Freelove,  daughter  of  Thomas  Townsend,  from  whom 
in  1696  they  received  a  large  tract  of  land  on  Long  Island,  called  Fort 
Neck.  The  genealogical  notices  of  the  several  families,  which  are 
mostly  from  the  History  of  Long  Island^  by  B.  F.  Thompson,  Esq., 
give  a  connected  statement  of  the  several  generations  down  to  Hon. 
David  S.  Jones,  and  others  of  the  same  generation,  among  whom 
are  several  individuals  of  distinction.  The  work  is  very  deficient 
in  dates. 


66  American  Genealogist. 

1850. 

Memorial  of  the  Moeses  ;  containing  the  History  of 
Seven  Persons  of  the  Name,  who  settled  in  America 
in  the  seventeenth  century.  With  a  catalogue  of 
ten  thousand  of  their  descendants,  so  arranged  that 
members  of  each  race  may  trace  their  descent  from 
their  common  ancestor,  and  discover  the  degrees  of 
their  relationship.  To  which  are  added  Biographi- 
cal Sketches  of  many  of  their  number.  By  Rev. 
Abner  Morse,  A.M.,  member  of  the  N.  E.  Hist. 
-  Gen.  Soc.  Boston  :  Published  by  William  Veazie. 
1850. 

These  seven  heads  of  families  here  recorded,  are  :  Samuel  of 
Dedham,  and  Joseph  of  Ipswich,  who  are  supposed  to  have  been 
brothers;  Anthony  of  Marlboro',  county  of  Wilts,  and  Newbury, 
Mass.,  William  of  Newbury,  and  Robert  of  Elizabethtown,  N.  J., 
three  brothers;  Joshua,  a  chaplain  in  1689;  and  John  Moss  of 
New  Haven.  The  record  is  very  full,  but  I  confess  my  inability 
to  understand  the  plan  on  which  it  is  arranged.  This  is  the 
more  vexatious,  as  the  author  was  reputed  to  be  one  of  our  most 
exact  and  learned  genealogists,  and  this  history  of  his  own  family 
should  have  been  nearly  perfect.  The  publication  of  this  volume  is  an- 
other puzzle:  the  title  page  says  it  was  issued  in  1850,  and  it  was 
noticed  in  the  Register  of  that  year,  as  containing  about  350  pages  j 
and  again  in  1851,  a  notice  is  given  in  the  same  magazine,  of  ad- 
ditions to  it,  being  a  genealogy  of  the  Sangers,  and  an  index.  I 
understand  that  all  as  far  as  p.  169,  was  part  of  the  first  edition ; 
and  from  there  to  the  appendix,  being  pp.  172  -  241,  we  have  a  sup- 
plement dated  May  15, 1854,  which  is  inserted  in  some  copies.  The 
original  appendix  consists  of  sixteen  octavo  sheets,  and  the  second 
edition  has  an  additional  appendix  of  one  sheet,  and  an  index. 
This  I  believe  to  be  the  present  form  of  this  genealogy,  but  the 
author  has  so  often  added  a  sheet  of  supplementary  items  to  his 
works,  that  I  will  not  be  positive.  The  illustrations  in  my  copy 
are  :  Arms  of  Morse  ;  Arms  of  Mosse  ;  Map  of  Sherborn  ;  Scene  at 
Medway ;  and  portraits  of  Rev.  Dr.  E.,  Abishai,  and  Hon.  James 


American  Genealogist.  67 

S.  Morse;  William  Eud ;  Joshua  V.  H.  Clark;  Johu  L.  Sibley; 
Hon.  James  K.,  Samuel  F.  B.  (inventor of  the  magnetic  telegraph), 
Dr.  Isaac,  Hon.  Nathan,  Hon.  Isaac  E.,  Henry,  and  Abijah  H. 
Morse  ;  and  a  very  good  one  of  the  author.  Our  list  will  show  that 
Mr.  Morse  has  been  one  of  the  most  persevering  genealogists  of  the 
time,  devoting  much  time  to  the  records  of  families  settled  near 
Sherborn,  Mass.;  and  those  who  had  the  pleasure  of  his  acquaintance, 
can  testify  to  his  great  familiarity  with  our  early  records,  and  his 
knowledge  of  such  family  traditions  as  have  reached  the  present 
time.  His  recent  death  was  a  serious  loss  to  the  science  of  genea- 
logy, for  few  have  pursued  it  with  more  enthusiasm  or  with  greater 
success. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Family  of  Elder 
Thomas  Leverett  of  Boston.  By  Nathaniel  B. 
Shurtleflf.  Boston:  Printed  for  the  author.  1850. 
8vo.  pp.  20. 

This  pamphlet,  republished  from  the  Hist,  and  Gen.  Reg.  for 
April,  1850  (one  of  the  best  papers  ever  contributed  to  that  maga- 
zine) has  been  superseded  by  the  genealogy  since  published.  It 
contains  a  preface  of  two  pages,  which  with  the  title  page  I  believe 
were  set  up  and  printed  by  the  author  at  his  house,  and  the  edition 
was  undoubtedly  small  and  now  rare.  An  engraving  of  Gov.  Johu 
Leverett,  from  the  Register,  forms  the  frontispiece. 

A  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Account  of  the 
Descendants  of  Elder  William  Wentworth,  one  of 
the  First  Settlers  of  Dover,  in  the  State  of  New 
Hampshire.  Boston:  Published  by  S.  G.  Drake. 
1850.  8vo.  pp.  20. 

The  name  of  Wentworth  has  been  connected  with  the  colony  of 
New  Hampshire  for  nearly  its  entire  existence.  The  ancestor  of 
most  of  the  name  was  William  Wentworth,  who  is  said  to  have 
been  a  cadet  of  the  family  of  the  earls  of  Strafford.  One  of  his 
grandsons,  John,  was  lieutenant  governor  from  1717  to  1729,  and 
was  father  of  Benning,  governor  from  1741  to  1766;  and  of  Mark, 


68  American  Genealogist. 

whose  son  John  was  also  governor.  Besides  these  ofl&ces,  the  Went- 
worths  and  their  connections  by  marriage,  the  Hunkings,  Jaffreys, 
Solleys,  Penhallows,  and  others,  enjoyed  nearly  all  the  posts  of 
honor  or  profit  in  the  colony ;  and  a  striking  proof  of  this  is  given 
in  a  list  printed  on  p.  16.  This  record  was  prepared,  I  believe,  by 
Hon.  John  Wentworth  of  Chicago,  and  was  published  first  in  the 
Register.  It  is  very  closely  printed,  and  is  a  valuable  addition  to 
our  knowledge  of  New  Hampshire  families  ;  it  is  far  from  being 
complete,  however,  as  the  pages  of  the  Register  will  show  ;  scarcely 
one  volume  of  that  magazine  being  without  some  additional  notes, 
many  corrective  of  errors  published.  Those  interested  in  this 
name  must  examine  carefully  the  indices  of  the  several  volumes, 
even  to  the  last  issued,  before  they  can  feel  secure  that  they  have 
acquired  all  the  information  extant. 

The  Yale  Family,  or  the  Descendants  of  David  Yale, 
with  Genealogical  Notices  of  each  family.  BjElihu 
Yale,  one  of  the  descendants.  New  Haven  :  Storer 
&  Stone,  Printers.  1850.  8vo,  pp.  201. 

The  ancestor  of  the  Yales  here,  was  David  Yale,  no  doubt  of 
the  family  settled  at  Wrexham,  county  of  Denbigh,  Wales,  who 
married  Ann,  daughter  of  Bishop  Thomas  Morton,  by  his  wife,  a 
daughter  of  Bishop  Bonner.  He  had  sons :  David,  who  returned 
to  London,  and  Thomas.  David's  son  Theophilus,  born  in  Boston 
in  1651,  I  suppose  settled  in  Chester,  Eng.,  as  a  bond  from  Edward 
Kidder  of  Wrexham,  to  serve  him  four  years  at  Boston,  is  printed 
in  the  Register,  xi,  112.  Thomas,  son  of  the  first  David  had  four 
sons;  John  left  no  issue;  Nathaniel  has  but  a  very  few  descendants 
in  the  male  line,  and  Thomas  of  AVallingford,  Conn.,  is  the  ancestor 
of  most  of  the  name  now  living.  The  remaining  son  of  Thomas, 
was  Elihu,  who  was  educated  in  England,  went  to  India,  was  high 
in  office  under  the  East  India  Company,  of  which  corporation  he 
became  governor,  after  his  return  to  London.  He  acquired  a  large 
fortune,  and  from  his  large  donation  to  the  college  at  New  Haven 
it  received  his  name.  He  died  at  London,  and  was  buried  at  Wrex- 
ham, leaving  three  daughters. 


American  Genealogist.  69 

The  book  under  notice  is  a.  very  full  and  clear  acLOunt  of  the 
family  here,  arranged  on  a  very  good  plan.  It  is  simply  a  genea- 
logy with  few  notes,  though  in  an  appendix  will  be  found  a  biogra- 
phy of  Moses  Yale  Beach,  proprietor  of  the  Sun  journal  in  New 
York,  an  inventor  of  several  ingenious  and  valuable  machines. 

The  Nash  Family,  in  part,  traced  clown  from  Thomas 
Nash,  an  Emigrant  from  England,  in  1638.  Com- 
piled by  the  Rev.  Sylvester  Nash,  Essex,  Ct.,  with 
Additions  by  Herman  S.  Noble,  Watertown,  N.  Y., 
1850.  Watertown  :  Printed  by  Herman  S.  Noble, 
pp.  17. 

This  pamphlet  was  prepared  by  Mr.  Nash  for  circulation  among 
the  scattered  branches  of  the  family,  for  the  sake  of  obtaining  the 
information  which  he  afterwards  embodied  in  his  genealogy  of  the 
family.  Being  written  for  this  purpose,  and  not  for  general  circula- 
tion, it  is  rather  a  collection  of  letters  and  data,  than  an  attempt 
at  a  genealogy  ;  but  it  is  well  worth  preservation. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Descendants  of  Wil- 
liam Bradford,  second  Governor  of  New  Plymouth, 
in  New  England.  Principally  collected  by  Guy  M. 
Fessenden,  corresponding  member  of  the  N.  E.  Hist, 
and  Gen.  Society.  Boston  :  Printed  by  Coolidge  & 
Wiley.     1850.  8vo.  pp.  27. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  tell  any  native  of  New  England  that 
the  name  of  Bradford  is  one  of  the  most  distinguished  on  our 
annals.  The  researches  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hunter,  have  esta- 
blished that  William  Bradford,  the  Pilgrim,  was  born  at  Austerfield, 
county  of  York,  of  a  good  yeoman  family,  and  adopting  the  new, 
Puritanic  tenets,  he  removed  to  Holland  and  Plymouth.  Here  he 
was  chosen  governor,  and  his  Hlstori/ — long  lost,  but  recently 
recQvered  mainly  by  the  critical  judgment  of  J.  Wingate  Thornton 
Esq.  of  Boston  —  is  the  corner  stone  of  our  colonial  records.  His 
son,  William,  was  deputy  governor,  and  from  him  has  sprung  a  long 
line  of  estimable  bearers  of  the  name,  nearly  all  of  whom  are  here 


70  American  Genealogist. 

recorded.  Alden  Bradford,  one  of  the  sixth  generation,  was  the 
well  known  secretary  of  state  in  Massachusetts,  and  as  an  author 
obtained  much  reputation  by  his  history  of  the  state,  and  contribu- 
tions to  American  biography. 

This  pamphlet  was  first  issued  in  the  Register,  and  a  great 
portion  of  it  was  prepared  by  the  editor,  Mr.  Drake.  Like  most  of 
the  papers  published  in  that  quarterly,  the  utmost  economy  of 
space  is  exercised,  and  this  work  contains  more  information  than 
many  of  its  rivals  of  twice  the  number  of  pages. 

The  Leland  Magazine,  or  a  Genealogical  Record  of 
Henry  Leland,  and  his  Descendants,  containing  an 
account  of  nine  thousand  six  hundred  and  twenty- 
four  persons,  in  ten  generations,  and  embracing 
nearly  every  person  of  the  name  of  Leland  in  Ame- 
rica, from  1653  to  1850.  By  Sherman  Leland. 
Boston:  Printed  by  Wier  &  White.  1850.  8vo.  pp. 
278. 

This  book  contains  the  history  of  a  large  and  widely  scattered 
family,  and  has  all  the  material  requisite  for  a  very  complete  record. 
It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  author  has  adopted  a  plan  of  cum- 
brous cross  references,  which  mars  the  appearance  of  the  page,  and 
requires  considerable  patience  on  the  part  of  the  reader  to  compre- 
hend. There  is  a  good  table  of  contents  and  index,  and  by  perse- 
verance, much  valuable  information  may  be  found  therein,  especially 
as  very  many  of  the  descendants  in  the  female  lines  are  traced  for 
two  or  three  generations.  A  list  is  given  on  p.  ii,  of  thirty-two 
lithographed  portraits  bound  in  this  volume,  and  on  p.  viii,  a 
description  of  the  Leland  coat  of  arms  concludes  a  sketch  of  some 
English  bearers  of  the  name ;  but  no  connection  is  shown  between 
these  and  the  family  here.  This  genealogy  is  one  of  the  most  ex- 
tensive on  our  list,  and  it  is  certainly  a  proof  of  the  author's  zeal 
and  skill;  but  its  plan  is  a  grave  error,  as  no  dates  of  days  or 
months  accompany  the  years,  and  in  this,  it  is  far  below  our  present 
standard. 


American  Genealogist.  71 

Memorial  of  Samuel  Appleton  of  Ipswich,  Massachu- 
setts; with  Genealogical  Notices  of  some  of  his 
Descendants.  Compiled  by  Isaac  Appleton  Jewett. 
Boston:  1850.  Cambridge:  Printed  by  Bolles  & 
Houghton. 

A  fine  large  octavo  volume  of  183  pages,  containing  engravings  of 
Little  Waldinficld  Church,  Great  Waldingfield  Church,  Appleton 
pedigree  and  monument,  and  facsimile  of  Samuel  Appleton's  writ- 
ing. The  English  portion  of  the  pedigree  is  very  complete  and 
satisfactory —  this  family,  so  distinguished  in  our  annals,  being  also 
of  an  ancient  stock  long  settled  in  Suffolk.  It  is  truly  pleasant  to 
the  genealogist  to  see  what  he  regards  as  a  most  interesting  study, 
to  wit,  a  long  extending  and  clearly  traced  pedigree,  thus  preserved 
by  the  pious  care  of  its  representative  in  a  manner  befitting  its 
value.  For  value  in  the  points  ascertained,  and  beauty  of  typo- 
graphical garb,  this  book  has  few  peers. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Gilbert  Family,  in 
both  Old  and  New  England.  By  J.  Wingate 
Thornton.  Boston:  Printed  for  the  Author.  1850. 
8vo.  pp.  23. 

This  work,  of  which  fifty  copies  were  reprinted  from  the  Register 
for  April  and  October,  1850,  is  properly  to  be  divided  into  two  dis- 
tinct parts  ;  the  Gilberts  in  England  being  in  no  way  connected 
with  those  here.  The  first  seven  pages  contain  an  account  of  the 
celebrated  Sir  Humphrey  Gilbert  and  his  family,  evidently  the  result 
of  a  close  comparison  of  all  the  accessible  authorities.  There  were 
several  settlers  of  the  name  here,  the  name  being  one  which  must  be 
common  in  England,  but  our  author  treats  chiefly  of  Jonathan  of 
Hartford,  1645,  who  had  three  brothers  settled  in  Connecticut. 
Pp.  18-19  contain  a  very  neat  tabular  pedigree  of  a  portion  of  his 
descendants,  and  the  notes  subjoined  are  very  interesting. 

A  very  good  notice  of  the  Gilberts  will  be  found  in  Mr.  Savage's 
Dictionary^  but  he  omits  to  note  one  fact  here  cited,  viz.,  that  Wil- 
liam of  Boston  was  connected  with  the  Truesdales,  and  other  clues 
are  given  which  may  enable  us  to  trace  the  family  in  England. 


72  American  Genealogist. 

A  Genealogical  and  Historical  Memoir  of  the  Family 
of  Otis  ;  descended  from  John  Otis,  an  Early  Set- 
tler at  Hingham,  in  Massachusetts.  By  Horatio 
Nelson  Otis  (of  New  York),  member  of  the  N.  E. 
Hist.  Gen.  Society.  Boston  :  Printed  by  Coolidge 
&  Wiley.  8vo.  pp.  39. 

This  is  a  reprint  from  the  Register  for  1850,  and  is  the  second 
part  of  the  genealogy  which  was  commenced  in  that  magazine  in 
1848.  The  first  part  was  not  reprinted.  This  part  contains  a  notice 
of  Harrison  Gray  Otis,  one  of  the  most  eloquent  men  of  his  time, 
senator,  judge,  and  mayor  of  Boston,  and  one  of  the  leaders  of  the 
Hartford  convention.  Some  notes  on  this  family,  and  especially  on 
the  branch  to  which  James  Otis  belonged,  will  be  found  in  Free- 
man's History  of  Cape  God.  It  seems  probable  that  John  Otis 
of  Hingham  was  of  Glastonbury,  county  of  Somerset,  but  the  con- 
nection is  hardly  sufficiently  proved. 


1851. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Family  of  Richard 
Otis,  and  collaterally  of  the  Families  of  Baker, 
Varney,  Waldron,  Watson,  Bean,  Smith,  Stackpole, 
Wentworth,  Carr,  Purrington,  Beede,  Newton, 
Heard,  Ham,  Tuttle,  Pinkham,  Chesley,  Coggswell, 
Wallingford,  &c.,  &c.  Prepared  and  arranged  for 
publication  by  Horatio  N.  Otis  of  New  York.  Bos- 
ton: N.  E.  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register 
Office,  No.  56  Cornhill.  Printed  by  Charles  C.  P. 
Moody.  1851.  8vo.  pp.  48. 

This  article  on  the  Otis  family  traces  the  descendants  of  Richard 
Otis  of  Dover,  N.  H.,  who  was  mentioned  in  the  preceding  accounts 
{Register,  1848  and  1850)  as  son  of  John  0.  of  Hingham,  but  now 
supposed  to  be  a  nephew.  The  recoi-d  is  very  full  and  closely 
printed,  with  many  notes  on  the  families  mentioned  on  the  title- 
page.  Much  space  is  given  to  an  account  of  Christine  Otis,  who 
was  captured  by  the  Indians  at  Dover,  carried  to  Canada,   and  was 


American  Genealogist.  73 

there  married;  but  was  afterwards  exchanged  with  other  prisoners, 
and  married  secondly  Capt.  Thomas  Baker  of  Brookfield.  A 
notice  at  the  end  of  this  volume  promises  the  publication  of  all  this 
material  in  a  new  volume,  but  I  presume  it  was  never  issued. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  in  the 
male  line  of  David  Atwater,  one  of  the  original 
Planters  of  New  Haven,  Conn.,  to  the  Fifth  Gene-, 
ration.  New  Haven :  Printed  by  J.  H.  Benham. 
1851.  8vo.  pp.  30. 

All  of  this  name  in  New  England  are  undoubtedly  descendants 
of  two  brothers,  David  and  Joshua,  the  latter  of  whom  is  called  by 
Mr.  Savage,  a  merchant  from  London.  Joshua  was  assistant  and 
treasurer  at  New  Haven,  but  removed  to  Boston.  His  son  John 
married  into  the  Wainwright  and  Cotton  families,  and  his  daughter 
was  mother  of  famous  Jeremy  Dummer;  items  which  show  that 
the  family  was  of  good  standing.  It  is  believed  that  the  issue  of 
Joshua  became  extinct  in  the  male  line,  and  that  all  now  living 
are  sprung  from  David,  whose  family  is  here  recorded.  This  regis- 
ter is  very  exact  in  dates,  but  the  marriages  of  the' females  seem 
neglected.  It  is  clearly  arranged,  and  has  a  good  index  of  Christian 
names.  I  presume  the  author  to  be  Rev.  Edward  E.  Atwater  of 
New  Haven. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Name  of  Bostwick, 
with  the  Families  in  their  respective  Generations, 
Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths,  as  far  as  obtained, 
from  1668  to  1850.  By  Erastus  Bostwick.  Burling- 
ton :  Printed  by  Tuttle  &  Stacy.  1851.  12nio.  pp. 
50. 

This  may  fairly  be  classed  in  the  second  order  of  our  genealogies, 
containing  much  of  interest  to  the  family,  but  neither  remarkable 
for  extent  of  plan  or  variety  of  antiquarian  information.  It  is  an 
unpretending  and  tolerably  full  family  record.  The  age  of  its 
author,  eighty-three  years,  may  well  be  an  excuse  to  him  for  not 
pursuing  all  the  wide-spreading  branches  of  his  family. 
10 


74  American  Genealogist. 

Genealogy  of  a  portion  of  the  Brown  Family  ;  princi- 
pally from  the  Moses  Brown  Papers,  and  from 
other  Authentic  Sources.  Providence :  Press  of  H. 
H.  Brown.  1851.  16mo.  pp.  16. 

A  record  of  a  few  of  the  descendants  of  Chad  Brown,  who  re- 
moved from  Salem  to  Providence  in  1637,  and  was  pastor  of  the 
church  there.  One  of  his  descendants,  Elisha  Brown,  became 
governor  of  the  Khode  Island  colony.  The  work  was  prepared,  I 
am  informed,  by  Henry  Truman  Beckwith,  for  several  years  secre- 
tary of  the  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Leonard  Family  ;  con- 
taining a  full  Account  of  the  first  three  Generations 
of  the  Family  of  James  Leonard,  who  was  an  early 
Settler  of  Taunton,  Ms. ;  with  incidental  notices  of 
later  descendants.  [Prepared  for  the  N.  E.  Hkt.- 
Gen.  Reg.']  By  Wm.  R.  Deane,  member  of  the  New 
England  Historic-Genealogical  Society.  Boston :  S. 
G.  Drake,  No.  56  CornhiU.   1851.  8vo. 

The  frontispiece  of  this  memoir  is  a  portrait  of  Eev.  Perez  Fobes, 
who  prepared  a  sketch  of  the  Leonard  Family  for  the  Mass.  Hist. 
Coll.^  in  1794.  James  and  Henry  Leonard  were  sons  of  a  Thomas, 
who  did  not  accompany  them  to  this  country,  and  who  is  sai^  to 
have  lived  at  Pontypool.  county  of  Monmouth,  Wales.  Some  evi- 
dence is  offered  to  show  that  this  family  was  an  offshoot  from  the 
Lennards,  lords  Dacre,  but  there  is  nothing  amounting  to  proba- 
bility. In  this  country  the  name  has  been  of  good  repute,  and  the 
bearers  from  the  first  have  been  concerned  in  the  iron  foundery 
business;  so  much  in  fact  as  to  have  become  proverbial.  Among 
the  descendants  of  James  may  be  named  Daniel  Leonard,  a  loyalist, 
who  became  chief  justice  of  Bermuda  ;  George,  a  prominent  politi- 
cian; and  in  the  female  line,  judges  Chipman,  Cobb,  and  Wilde, 
and  many  of  distinction  in  public  life.  In  1853,  an  appendix,  re- 
printed from  the  Register  for  January  of  that  year,  and  the  portraits 
before  mentioned,  were  added.     The  appendix  consists  of  a  notice 


American  Genealogist.  75 

of  Major  Zephaniah  Leonard,  and  a  curious  genealogy,  taken  in 
1733,  from  the  statements  of  Mrs.  Hannah  Deane,  daughter  of  the 
first  James. 

Genealogical  Table  of  the  Lee  Family,  from  the  First 
Emigration  to  America  in  1641.  Brought  down  to 
the  year  1851.  Compiled  from  information  fur- 
nished by  Hon.  Martin  Lee  of  Granville,  Washing- 
ton county,  N.  Y.,  and  from  other  sources,  by  the 
Rev.  William  H.  Hill,  of  Morris,  Otsego  county,  N. 
Y.  (Printed  for  private  circulation  only) .  Albany  : 
Weed,  Parsons  &  Co.'s  print.  1851.  8vo.  pp.  31. 

This  is  a  tolerably  full  account  of  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Lee 
of  Saybrook,  Conn.,  but  it  is  deficient  in  dates.  Enough  informa- 
tion is  given  of  the  difi"erent  branches  to  make  the  book  of  value  to 
any  one  desirous  to  trace  any  ofishoot  to  the  main  stem,  but  the 
special  care  of  the  author  has  been  given  to  one  line  of  descent. 
Appendix  C  is  given  to  the  Ely  family,  springing  from  Richard 
Ely  of  Lyme,  Conn.  ;  and  Appendix  D  has  some  notes  relative  to 
the  descendants  of  Michael  Hill,  who  was  undoxibtedly  son  of  James 
Hill  of  Guilford,  and  grandson  of  John  of  the  same  place.  These 
records  are  valuable  additions  to  the  main  work,  and  might  easily 
escape  notice,  from  their  position. 

A  History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Davenport  Family 
in  England  and  America,  from  A.  D.  1086  to  1850. 
Compiled  and  prepared  from  Ormerod's  History  of 
the  County  of  Chester ;  Collections  from  the  Har- 
leian  Mss ;  Parochial  and  Town  Records  in  England 
and  America,  etc.,  etc.  By  A.  Benedict  Davenport 
(of  the  twenty-fourth  generation),  corresponding 
member  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical 
Society.  New  York:  S.W.Benedict.  1851.  12mo. 
pp.  398. 

The  progenitor  of  the  family  in  this  country,  was  the  distin- 
guished minister,  John  Davenport,  who  was  born  in  Coventry,  of 


76  American  Genealogist. 

which  city  his  grandfather  had  been  mayor.  The  Davenports  have 
long  been  a  noted  family  in  Cheshire,  and  the  first  eighty-two  pages 
of  this  book  are  devoted  to  an  account  of  the  family  for  some  seven- 
teen generations.  Few  families  here  or  in  England  have  a  longer 
or  better  pedigree  than  this  to  show,  and  the  race  has  not  deterio- 
rated here.  The  genealogy  as  here  given,  is  not  very  extensive, 
but  it  is  easily  traced,  and  is  enriched  by  various  notes  interspersed 
throughout.  A  portrait  of  Rev.  John  Davenport  forms  the  front- 
ispiece, and  there  is  also  a  view  of  the  Davenport  House,  New 
Haven,  and  one  of  the  public  squares  of  the  same  city.  A  large 
portion  of  the  volume  is  devoted  to  the  first  John  and  his  grandson. 
Rev.  John  of  Stamford,  and  the  appendix  contains  numerous  letters, 
wills  and  deeds.  A  very  good  tabular  pedigree,  compiled  from 
this  book,  will  be  found  in  the  Register,  ix,  146  -  148,  with  a  very 
interesting  letter  from  Rev.  John  Davenport,  dated  1639. 


A  Family  Record  of  the  Descendants  of  John  Spof- 
FORD,  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  who  came  from  Eng- 
land to  America,  and  settled  at  Rowley,  in  1638. 
By  Jeremiah  Spoiford,  M.  D.,  Physician  of  Grove- 
land,  late  Bradford,  Mass.  Haverhill :  E.  G.  Froth- 
ingham,  Printer,  1851.  8vo,  pp.  64. 

This  is  a  very  fair  record  of  this  family,  though  the  dates  are 
wanting  in  some  of  the  latter  generations.  John  Spofford,  the  emi- 
grant, was  of  Rowley  in  1643,  but  nothing  is  known  of  his  birth- 
place or  parentage.  The  author  gives  here  some  notes  on  English 
bearers  of  the  name  (and  I  think  the  same  record  is  copied  in 
Burke's  Visitation  of  Seats  and  ^rm.s),  but  there  is  no  reason  here 
shown  to  imagine  that  the  emigrant  was  in  any  way  connected  with 
the  persons  named.  The  descendants  of  John  have  mostly  resided 
at  or  near  Rowley,  and  have  been  held  in  esteem  there;  the  de- 
scendants in  the  female  line  are  very  numerous.  The  work  was 
reprinted,  with  additions  by  the  author,  in  the  Register  for  1854 
and  1855. 


American  Genealogist.  77 

Mementos  of  the  Swett  Family.  By  John  Wingate 
Thornton.  In  Memoriam.  Roxbury,  December, 
1851.  Privately  printed,  one  hundred  copies.  8vo, 
pp.  26. 

The  record  of  this  family  commences  with  John  Swett  of  New 
Hampshire,  I  presume,  for  despite  the  coat  of  arms  on  the  title  page, 
I  find  no  trace  recorded  of  his  parentage.  More  than  half  of  this 
book  is  devoted  to  an  account  of  Benjamin,  son  of  John;  and  the 
register  of  the  family  is  given  in  a  rather  rambling  manner,  only  a 
part  of  it  being  traced;  the  whole  being  interspersed  with  anecdotes. 
This  account  was  reprinted  in  the  Register  for  January,  1852.  The 
author  is  one  of  the  best  informed  antiquaries  of  New  England, 
and  as  a  genealogist,  his  name  will  be  found  in  several  places  on  our 
list;  he  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  N.  E.  Hist.-Gen.  Society, 
and  an  early  contributor  to  the  Register. 

A  Genealogical  and  Historical  Account  of  the  De- 
scendants of  Henry  Tucker.  Collected  from  vari- 
rious  and  authentic  sources.  By  George  H.  Tucker, 
M.  D.  In  memoriam  majorum.  New  York  :  Printed 
by  Wm.  C.  Martin,  111  John  Street,  June,  1851, 
An.  Domini,  and  year  of  Independence  LXXV.  8vo, 
pp.  37. 

The  Introduction,  pp.  vi-viii,  after  giving  the  origin  of  the  name 
from  an  obsolete  word,  tucker,  a  fuller  of  cloth,  which  Baily  de- 
rives from  tuck,  an  old  Teutonic  noun,  signifying  cloth,  has  some 
brief  remarks  on  the  early  settlers  of  the  name  in  this  country. 
From  p.  9-29,  is  an  account  of  Henry  Tucker,  who  came  to  Ame- 
rica in  the  seventeenth  century,  but  of  whom  the  precise  date  of 
immigration,  and  the  place  where  he  settled,  are  unknown  ;  and  a 
genealogy  of  his  descendants  arranged,  with  cross  references,  in  a 
very  clear  manner.  Several  autographs  are  given.  The  appendix, 
pp.  31-39,  contains  the  will  of  Samuel  Tucker  of  Deal,  N.  J.,  a 
great-grandson  of  the  immigrant,  who  died  in  1818,  aged  83  ;  fol- 
lowed by  copies  of  old  letters  and  inscriptions  on  gravestones.  I 
understand  that  the   author.  Dr.  Tucker  of  New  York,  intends  in 


78  American  Genealogist. 

the  course  of  two  or  three  years,  to  publish  a  second  edition,  which 
will  include  several  other  branches  of  the  Tucker  family  in  New 
York  and  New  Jersey. 

Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Richard  Sanger, 
the  Puritan.  By  Rev.  Abner  Morse,  A.  M.  Bos- 
ton:  George  Coolidge.  1851.   8vo.  pp.  12. 

The  progenitor  of  this  family  was  an  early  settler  of  Hingham, 
Mass.,  where  he  died  Jan.  25,  1661.  The  present  work  contains  a 
portrait -of  Rev.  Zedekiah  Sanger,  D.D.,  of  Bridgewater,  and  of 
Hon.  Calvin  Sanger  of  Sherborn,  Mass.  The  author  afterwards 
compiled  an  account  of  this  family,  which  he  published  in  his  His- 
tory of  Sherhoi-n,  and  also  in  the  first  volume  of  his  Genealogy  of 
Ancient  Puritans.  This  pamphlet  is  frequently  found  bound  up  at 
the  end  of  the  Memorial  of  the  Horses. 

Our  Family  Genealogy.  Printed  for  the  family,  but 
not  published.  Morgan  (James  sen.  James  jun., 
William  1st,  William  2d,  William  3d)  Avery  (James 
sen.,  James  jun.,  Christopher  Temperance)  William 
Avery  Morgan  *  *  *  Hartford :  Press 
of  Case,  Tiffany  &  Co.  1851.  pp.  16. 

The  first  two  pages  are  devoted  to  one  Hue  of  the  descendants  of 
Capt.  James  Avery  of  New  London.  The  Morgans  are  traced  from 
James  of  Gloucester  and  New  London,  who  left  at  least  three  sons. 
The  genealogy  is  quite  brief,  and  probibly  the  most  distinguished 
member  of  the  family,  has  been  Edwin  D.  Morgan,  Governor  of 
New  York,  and  now  U.  S.  Senator,  who  was  son  of  Jasper,  grandson 
of  William  Avery  and  great-grandson  of  William  Morgan  3d. 
This  William  3d,  was  son  of  William  jr.,  grandson  of  William,  who 
was  son  of  James  jr.,  and  grandson  of  James,  the  emigrant. 

Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Family  of  Rev.  Nathaniel 
Rogers.     By  a  Descendant.  8vo.  pp.  48. 

This  was  a  reissue  of  an  article  that  appeared  in  the  N^ew  England 
Historical  and  Genealogical  Register  for  April,  1851,  and  probably 


American  Genealogist.  79 

appeared  without  a  title  page.  It  was  certainly  a  laborious  and 
interesting  memoir,  but  it  proceeded  upon  the  false  assumption 
that  Nathaniel,  who  was  sou  of  Rev.  John  Rogers  of  Dedham, 
England,  was  the  grandson  of  famous  John  Rogers,  the  martyr  of 
Queen  Mary's  reign.  We  sa.y  false  assumption,  because  as  we  shall 
hereafter  show,  a  most  competent  writer,  after  examining  records  in 
England  which  have  remained  in  obscurity  for  centuries,  has  decided 
that  the  claim  must  be  abandoned  as  unproved,  and  even  improbable. 
The  undoubted  portion  of  the  pedigree  is,  however,  sufficiently 
honorable,  and  this  careful  family  history  is  extremely  creditable 
to  the  industry  of  its  compiler. 

Ward  Family ;  Descendants  of  William  Ward,  who 
settled  in  Sudbury,  Mass.,  in  1639.  With  an  Ap- 
pendix, alphabetically  arranged,  of  the  Names  of 
the  Families  that  have  intermarried  with  them. 
By  Andrew  Henshaw  Ward,  A.  M.,  member  of  the 
New  England  Historic  and  Genealogical  Society. 
Boston  :  Published  by  Samuel  G.  Drake.  1851.  8vo. 
pp.  265. 

This  is  a  very  full  and  well-arranged  register  of  the  descendants 
of  William  Ward,  both  in  the  male  and  female  lines,  and  as  a  good 
index  is  added,  it  is  a  work  likely  to  be  serviceable  to  every  genea- 
logist. Very  few  biographical  notes  are  given  beyond  the  statement 
of  the  occupation  of  any  given  individual,  but  the  notes  on  persons 
intermarrying  with  the  Wards,  are  very  valuable.  The  illustrations 
are  portraits  of  Gen.  Artemus  Ward,  and  of  the  author,  who  has 
also  written  a  valuable  History  of  Shrewshury.  On  p.  146  is  given 
a  note  on  the  Henshaws,  tracing  the  family  of  Joshua,  who  is 
said  to  have  come  to  Dorchester  in  1653,  aged  10,  and  to  have  been 
son  of  William  Henshaw,  who  served  under  Prince  Rupert,  and 
was  killed  in  1644.  It  is  farther  said  that  William,  who  married 
Catharine,  dau.  of  Evan   Houghton  of  Wavertree   Hall,   county  of 

Lancaster,  was  son  of  Thomas  of  Derby,  by  his  wife,  Kendrick 

of  Kendrick's  Cross,  Prescot,  county  of  Lancaster;  but  Savage,  in  his 
article  on  Henshaw,   does  not  mention  this  pedigree,  and  calls  the 


80  American  Genealogist. 

report  of  Joshua's  emigration  with  his  brother  at  so  early  an  age, 
''  a  doubtful  tradition."  Q'he  story  above  cited  is  so  circumstantial, 
that  it  ought  easily  to  be  verified. 

Kecord  of  the  descendants  of  Silence  Holbrook  of 
Weymouth,  Mass.  Worcester :  Printed  by  Henry 
J.  Howland,  199  Main  Street.  8vo,  pp.  19. 

This  pamphlet  was  published  in  the  year  1851.  It  was  compiled 
by  Charles  W.  Holbrook,  while  a  student  at  Williams  College,  and 
is  very  creditable  to  him,  the  arrangement  being  good  and  the  dates 
full  and  minute.  The  ancestor  of  this  family  was  born  in  1741, 
consequently  the  families  here  recorded  are  of  late  date.  Rev. 
Abner  Morse  has  since  published  in  his  History  of  Sherhorn,  and 
in  the  first  volume  of  his  Genealogy  of  Several  Ancient  Puritans, 
a  good  genealogy  of  the  Holbrooks  from  the  settlement  of  the 
country  to  the  present  time,  which  I  think  contains  all  the  persons 
named  in  this  book. 

Genealogical  and  Historical  Notes  of  the  Bowles 
Family.  By  Samuel  Bowles  of  Springfield.  Janu- 
ary 1,  1851.  8vo.  pp.  8. 

The  author  of  this  pamphlet  is  well  known  in  Massachusetts  as 
the  editor  of  the  Springfield  Republican.  He  gives  here  some  of 
the  descendants  of  Elder  John  Bowles  of  Roxbury,  who  died,  in 
1680,  but  without  any  pretence  to  completeness.  He  remarks  :  "I 
have  prepared  it  simply  to  gratify  myself  and  children,  and  have 
been  at  no  special  pains  to  obtain  facts  touching  other  branches." 

The  Connecticut  family  bearing  the  name  of  Bolles  is  here  said 
to  be  descended  from  Thomas  Bolles  of  New  London,  who,  we 
elsewhere  learn,  died  May  26,  1727,  aged  84. 

It  seems  from  a  note  on  the  first  page,  that  a  previous  edition  of 
this  pamphlet  had  been  issued,  which  was  incomplete  and  incorrect, 
and  which  the  author  wished  destroyed.  The  present  pamphlet  is 
without  title  page. 


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1852. 

Genealogy  of  the  Frost  Family,  Elliot,  York  county, 

Maine. 

This  work  was  published  after  1851,  and  was  issued  as  a  pamphlet, 
without  a  title  page.  It  contains  27  pages,  and  I  believe  was  'the 
work  of  Dr.  Usher  Parsons.  It  is  not  very  precise  in  dates,  but  the 
family  seems  to  be  carefully  traced  out.  The  ancestor  here  was 
Nicholas  of  Piscataqua,  who  died  in  1663,  aged  about  74.  His  old- 
est son,  Charles,  was  born  at  Tiverton,  Eng.,  July  30th,  1631,  and 
had  Charles,  who  married  Jane  (Elliot)  widow  of  Andrew  Pepper- 
rell  (his  son  Charles  married  his  stepsister,  Sarah  Pepperrell),  and 
Hon.  John  Frost,  who  married  Mary  Pepperrell.  The  family  has 
been  one  of  the  most  distinguished  in  that  portion  of  the  country. 

The  following  work  may  perhaps  be  noticed  here  : 

The  Life  of  Sir  William  Pepperrell,  Bart.,  the  only  native  of 
New  England  who  was  created  a  Baronet  during  our  connection 
with  the  Mother  Country.  By  Usher  Parsons.  Boston  :  Little, 
Brown  &  Co.,  1855.     12mo,  pp.  352. 

This  work  is  compiled  from  original  documents,  and  gives  a  very 
interesting  account  of  one  of  the  most  prominent  merchants  of  New 
England.  His  father  William  Pepperrell,  came  from  Tavistock, 
Wales,  and  settled  at  Kittery,  where  he  made  a  large  fortune,  which 
was  increased  by  his  son.  Sir  William  was  especially  famous  for 
his  services  in  the  expedition  against  Louisburg,  and  the  documents 
here  printed  are  very  valuable.  The  Pepperrells  are  extinct  in  the 
male  line,  though  the  females  married  into  the  best  families  of  the 
day.  His  grandson,  William  Pepperrell  Sparhawk,  succeeded  to 
the  name  and  title,  married  a  daughter  of  Col.  Isaac  Royall ;  was  a 
refugee  ;  and  with  him  ended  the  name. 

A  third  edition  with  a  portrait  of  Sir  William  was  published  in 
1856. 


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82  American  Genealogist. 


The  Kidder  Family  in  England  and  America.     [Bos- 
ton: 1852.]     8vo.  pp.  21. 

This  pamphlet,  which  is  without  title  page,  or  place  or  date  of 
publication,  is  a  reprint  from  the  History  of  New  Ipswich,  N.  H. 
It  is  by  Frederic  Kidder,  the  principal  author  of  that  history.  The 
descent  is  given  from  Richard  Kidder  of  Maresfield,  Eng.,  who  was 
born  in  1440,  to  the  third  generation  of  the  descendants  of  James 
Kidder,  born  1626,  who  emigrated  to  this  country.  Some  of  the 
branches  are  brought  down  to  the  year  1850.  The  English  pedi- 
gree is  arranged  in  tabular  form,  but  the  exact  grounds  of  the  affilia- 
tion of  the  emigrant  are  not  given.  We  do  not  see  in  this  book  any 
certain  proof  though  perhaps  a  reasonable  probability  is  shown. 
Another  branch  of  the  descendants  of  James  Kidder  will  be  found 
in  the  Medford  Genealogies. 

The  History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Prentice  or  Pren- 
tiss Family  in  New  England,  from  1631  to  1852. 
Collected  by  C.  J.  F.  Binney.  Boston :  Published 
by  the  Author.    1852.  8vo.  pp.  272  and  8. 

There  were  several  of  the  name  of  Prentice  among  the  first  set- 
tlers here,  as  enumerated  herein  on  pp.  1,  2,  and  the  author  gives 
an  account  of  the  different  branches,  as  follows  :  pp.  4  -1  J,  issue  of 
Valentine  of  Roxbury,  and  his  son  John  of  New  London  ;  the  rest 
of  the  volume  recording  the  issue  of  Henry  of  Cambridge,  and 
eight  pages  extra  relates  to  Thomas  Prentice  of  Newton  and  his 
family,  settled  at  Preston,  Conn.  The  account  of  the  family  of 
Henry  Prentice  is  very  full,  and  is  enriched  with  many  valuable 
notes,  but  the  want  of  any  clear  system  of  arrangement  disfigures  it, 
though  by  the  index,  any  required  individual  may  be  hunted  out. 
Pp.  225-241  contain  disconnected  notes  on  different  individuals  of 
the  name  ;  pp.  27  and  248  make  mention  of  the  family  of  Nathaniel 
Prentice  Banks,  the  well  known  Governor  of  Massachusetts. 
Appendix  D,  p.  249,  treats  of  coats  of  arms ;  pp.  257  -  262  relate  to 
the  Binneys,  descended  from  John  Binney  of  Hull.     The  volume 


American  Genealogist.  83 

contains  portraits  of  Sartell  Prentice,  Rev.  Caleb,  Henry,  Joshua, 
William  H.,  Rev.  Thomas,  Hon.  Samuel,  and  Rev.  Joseph  Pren- 
tice, and  one  sheet  containing  two  views  of  houses  occupied  by 
Prentices.  One  of  the  most  distinguished  bearers  of  the  name  was 
Sargent  S.  Prentiss,  noticed  on  p.  144,  a  lawyer  and  politician, 
whose  oratory  was  conspicuous  even  in  the  days  of  Webster  and 
Clay,  and  whose  popularity  at  the  South  was  unbounded. 

A  Sermon  preached  at  the  Funeral  of  Martin  Rock- 
well, of  Colebrook,  December  11,  1851.  By  Rev. 
Joseph  Eldridge.  With  an  Appendix  and  a  Gene- 
alogy of  the  Rockwell  Family.  Printed  for  the 
Descendants  of  Samuel  Rockwell  of  Colebrook. 
New  Haven :  Printed  by  B.  L.  Hamlin.  1852.  8vo. 
pp.   27. 

The  appendix  contains  a  good  account  of  Samuel  Rockwell,  of 
the  fifth  generation  from  William  R.  of  Windsor,  Conn.  He  was 
born  in  1729,  and  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  at  Colebrook. 
Sketches  are  here  given  of  his  sons,  and  at  the  end  we  have  three 
pages  of  names  of  heads  of  families  and  their  children,  down  to 
1731,  and  two  pages  of  Samuel's  issue.  There  are  no  dates,  but 
the  student  will  find  herein  a  very  useful  outline  of  the  whole  race. 

Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  William  Smith,  of  Peter- 
borough, N.  H.  Keene  :  Printed  by  Horatio  Kim- 
ball.   1852.    8vo.  pp.  24. 

This  is  a  very  good  account  of  a  branch  of  the  descendants  of 
Robert  Smith,  who  came  from  Moneymore,  county  of  Londonderry, 
to  this  country,  in  1736 ;  being  one  of  the  well-known  Scotch-Irish 
emigrants.  The  family  have  been  among  the  most  esteemed  citi- 
zens of  the  state,  and  members  of  it  have  repeatedly  held  public 
office  — one  grandson  of  Robert  being  Jeremiah  Smith,  chief  justice 
and  governor  of  New  Hampshire.  The  appendix  contains  some 
information  in  relation  to  the  Morrisons,  and  the  whole  work  is 
very  exact  in  dates,  and  does  credit  to  the  compilers,  L.  W.  Leonard 
and  Samuel  Abbot  Smith. 


84  American  Genealogist. 


Journal  of  an  Expedition  against  Quebec,  in  1775, 
under  Col.  Benedict  Arnold.  By  Joseph  Ware,  of 
Needham,  Mass.  To  which  is  appended  Notes  and 
a  Genealogy  of  the  Ware  Family.  Prepared  for 
the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Re- 
gister. Published  for  Joseph  Ware,  grandson  of 
the  journalist.  Boston :  Thomas  Prince,  Printer. 
1852.  8vo.  pp.  24. 

This  reprint  from  the  Register  we  iiote  specially  as  containing  a 
genealogy  of  part  of  the  descendants  of  Robert  Ware  of  Wrentham, 
Mass.,  prepared  by  Wm.  B.  Trask.  The  notes  to  the  journal  are 
by  Justin  Winsor,  author  of  the  History  of  Duxhury.  The  record 
makes  a  very  fair  outline,  though  lacking  many  dates.  The  most 
prominent  bearers  of  the  name,  perhaps,  are  Hon.  Ashur  Ware  of 
Maine,  Rev.  Henry  Ware,  Hollis  Professor  at  Cambridge,  and  his 
sons,  Rev.  Henry,  also  of  Cambridge,  and  Rev.  William  Ware,  an 
author  of  much  talent  and  learning.  It  is,  perhaps,  worthy  of 
notice,  that  this  journal  is  claimed  (^Book  of  the  Lockes,  p.  323) 
for  Ebenezer  Tolman,  who  was  in  the  same  expedition,  and  whose 
family  are  positive  that  he  wrote  it.  I  will  not  attempt  to  decide 
the  point,  though  Mr.  Locke  produces  strong  evidence. ^ 


'Mr.  J.  W.  Dean  has  furnished  the  following  note  on  tliis  subject :  "  In 
the  year  1853,  I  examined,  with  Messrs.  Locke  and  Trask,  the  two  manu- 
scripts of  this  journal,  referred  to  by  Mr.  Locke.  Mr  Trask  thought,  as  I 
did,  that  the  manuscripts  were  in  different  handwritings.  As  for  myself, 
I  had  little  doubt  of  it.  The  manuscript  ascribed  to  Mr.  Ware,  showed  a 
much  more  practiced  pen  than  did  that  ascribed  to  Mr  Tolman.  There 
were  other  points  of  dissimilarity.  The  caj^ital  A's  in  one  manuscript,  were 
always  begun  at  the  top,  while  in  the  other  they  were  always  begun  at  the 
bottom,  other  letters  showed  similar  differences.  If  I  remember  aright, 
the  two  journals  were  almost  literally  the  same,  to  the  date  of  the  impri- 
sonment of  the  company,  after  which  they  differed  materially.  My  im- 
pression at  the  time  w^as,  that  Mr.  Ware,  who  was  clerk  of  his  company, 
kept  the  journal,  but  that  during  their  mutual  captivity,  Mr.  Tolman  copied 
what  Mr.  Ware  had  written,  and  continued  it  as  his  individual  journal. 
The  occurrence  of  the  personal  pronoun  /,  in  Mr.  Tolman's  manuscript, 
which  Mr.   Locke  lays   stress  upon,  occurs  in  this  latter  portion.     It  is  evi- 


American  Genealogist.  85 

A  Genealogical  Sketch  of  the  Riddell  Family,  includ- 
mg  a  List  of  the  Descendants  of  the  three  brothers, 
Hugh,  Gawn,  and  Robert,  who  came  to  America  in 
1737.  By  W.  P.  Riddel,  A.B.  New  Orleans: 
1852.  8vo.  pp.  44. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  this  genealogy  commences  at  quite  a  re- 
cent date,  and  the  record  consequently  is  full  and  easily  examined. 
The  author  devotes  his  first  eighteen  pages  to  notes  on  the  origin 
of  the  name,  and  on  the  bearers  of  it  in  this  country  and  elsewhere. 
He  shows  it  to  be  a  name  probably  of  Scotch  origin,  and  establishes 
a  reasonable  claim  to  regard  the  north  of  Ireland  as  the  birth-place  of 
the  emigrants.  The  register  is  creditable  to  the  author,  and  the 
anecdotes  and  biographies  introduced,  must  be  interesting  to  all  of 
the  name.  Though  published  at  New  Orleans,  where  the  author 
resided,  the  book  was  printed  by  John  F.  Trow  of  New  York.  The 
edition  consists  of  250  copies,  and  the  publication  price  was  $1. 

Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Humphrey  Turner, 
with  family  records.  In  two  parts.  Compiled  by 
Jacob  Turner,  Esq.  Boston :  Published  by  David 
Turner,  jr.  1852.  4to.  pp.  63. 

This  record  is  pi'epared  on  a  system  very  diflPerent  from  any  other 
published,  the  first  part  being  a  register  of  the  descendants  by  gene- 
rations ;  but  I  must  confess  my  inability  to  appreciate  the  merits  of 
the  plan.  The  second  part  contains  the  family  records,  arranged 
on  some  recondite  system  of  series^  and  very  full  of  information, 
which  the  reader  will  have  to  reconstruct  for  himself.  The  notes 
are  very  good,  and  contain  particulars  concerning  the  families  of 


dent  that  one  manuscript  was  copied  from  the  other,  or  that  both  were 
copied  from  some  other  manuscript.  A  grandson  of  Mr.  Ware,  who  was 
familiar  with  his  writing,  asserted  that  the  manuscript  from  which  the 
above  work  was  printed,  was  in  liis  grandfather's  handwriting,  and  that  he 
had  always  heard  it  spoken  of  as  his  grandfather's  journal.  Mr.  Locke 
asserts  that  a  son  of  Ebenezer  Tolman's  is  equally  sure  that  his  father  kept 
the  journal.  The  authorsliip  must  therefore  remain  in  doubt,  unless  some 
other  e\'idence  is  produced.  " 


86  American  Genealogist. 

Gushing,  Porter,  Dimick,  Emerson,  Jenks,  and  Drury,  the  latter  in 
a  neat  pedigree  of  the  issue  of  Hugh  Drury  of  Boston.  I  believe 
that  a  large  tabular  pedigree,  prepared  by  Charles  Turner,  should 
accompany  this  book,  to  which  it  will  prove  a  valuable  key.  This 
genealogy,  like  one  or  two  others  we  have  noticed,  shows  the  neces- 
sity of  a  good  arrangement  in  work  of  this  kind,  since  the  lack  of 
it  not  only  interferes  with  the  usefulness  of  the  book,  but  deprives 
the  author  of  a  large  portion  of  the  praise  to  which  his  industry 
should  entitle  him. 


1853. 

Sesqui-Centennial  Gathering  of  the  Clan  Darlington  : 
at  the  residence  of  Brinton  Darlington,  in  East 
Bradford,  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania,  on  the 
20th  of  August,  1853.  Printed  by  request  of  the 
Tribe. 

This  pamphlet  gives  the  particulars  of  a  meeting  of  the  descend- 
ants of  Abraham  Darlington,  at  which  time  the  venerable  Dr.  Wm. 
Darlington,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  botanists  of  the  day, 
delivered  a  very  able  and  interesting  account  of  the  ancestors  of 
those  he  then  welcomed.  It  seems  by  the  letters  here  published 
that  two  young  men,  Abraham  and  John  Darlington,  came  to 
Pennsylvania  at  a  date  previous  to  1711.  They  were  the  sons  of 
Job  and  Mary  Darlington  of  Darnhall,  county  of  Chester,  and  a 
visit  to  that  village  enabled  one  of  the  descendants  to  report  that 
there  were  ample  records  there  of  the  race,  some  of  the  name  re- 
maining there  still.  The  letters  we  have  mentioned  were  written 
by  the  parents  to  these  children  —  one  of  the  few  cases  in  which 
such  records  have  been  preserved — and  they  are  sufficient  proof 
of  the  genealogy.  Pp.  24-  52  contain  the  names  of  the  descendants 
of  Abraham,  arranged  by  generations  in  columns  ;  but  unfortunately, 
not  a  single  date  is  joined  to  the  names,  though  they  are  probably 
preserved  by  the  compiler.  The  families  are  traced  in  the  female 
line  as  well  as  the  male,  and  the  total  of  known  descendants  is  over 
fifteen  hundred. 


American  Genealogist.  87 


Memoir  of  the  Fa  rear  Family.  By  a  Member  of  the 
N.  E.  Hist.  Gen.  Society.  Boston  :  Printed  for  pri- 
vate distribution  at  the  Press  of  Thomas  Prince. 
1853.    8vo.   pp.  45. 

This  work  is  by  the  Hon.  Timothy  Farrar  (D.  C.  1807),  vice- 
president  of  the  N.  E.  Historic-Genealogical  Society  from  1853  to 
1858.  Pp.  1-14  consist  of  an  article  contributed  to  the  Register 
in  October,  1852;  from  p  15  to  the  middle  of  p.  33,  is  from  the 
History  of  New  Ipsivich,  N.  H. ;  and  the  remainder  of  the  work  is 
new  matter.  A  few  copies  only  were  printed,  which  were  bound 
up  with  the  Rev.  T.  F.  Clary's  discourse  on  the  centennial  anni- 
versary of  the  Hon.  Timothy  Farrar,  July  11,  1847  (Andover, 
1847).  A  portrait  of  the  latter  gentleman,  who  graduated  at 
Harvard  College,  1767,  and  was  father  of  the  author,  is  prefixed. 
The  work  has  no  title  page. 

Genealogical  Record  of  the  Hodges  Family  in  New 
England,  containing  the  names  of  over  1500  per- 
sons, from  1633  to  1853,  numbering  eight  gene- 
rations. By  Almon  D.  Hodges,  Member  of  the 
Historic-Genealogical  Society,  Boston,  November  1, 
1853.  Boston  :  Printed  by  Button  and  Wentworth, 
1853.    8vo.  pp.  71. 

The  author  copies  the  preface  of  the  former  edition,  and  states 
his  attempt  to  continue  the  record  from  1837;  but  though  he  has 
added  several  new  branches,  he  confesses  that  his  record  is  far  from 
complete.  There  is  a  lack  of  arrangement  visible  in  this  book,  but 
it  contains  a  large  number  of  facts,  and  is  a  great  improvement 
on  the  first  edition.  Many  of  the  descendants  in  the  female  line 
are  given,  and  numerous  anecdotes  and  letters  find  a  place  here. 
In  many  cases,  a  table  of  a  family  is  given,  followed  by  notes  ; 
and  this  plan,  though  it  mars  the  appearance  of  the  page,  will  be 
found  to  have  its  advantages.  The  author  has  long  been  known 
for  his  interest  in  this  science,  and  has  within  a  few  years  been 
president  of  the  ^.  E.  Hist.  Gen.  Society. 


88  American  Genealogist. 

The  Nash  Family ;  or  Records  of  the  Descendants  of 
Thomas  Nash  of  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  1640. 
Collected  and  compiled  hy  the  Rev.  Sylvester  Nash, 
A.  M.,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Essex,  Conn. 
Hartford:  Press  of  Case,  Tiffany  &  Co.  1853.  8vo. 
pp.  304. 

The  author  states  in  his  introduction,  that  prior  to  1800,  the 
bearers  of  this  name  in  New  England  might  be  divided  into  three 
branches,  descended  respectively  from  James  of  Weymouth,  Mass., 
Thomas  of  New  Haven,  and  Edward  of  Norwalk,  Conn.,  and  that 
these  three  are  not  known  to  have  been  related.  The  descend- 
ants of  the  first  named  are  said  to  have  been  traced  out  by  Mr. 
Cyrus  Nash  of  Abington,  Mass.,  who  died  in  1850,  and  his  manu- 
scripts are  probably  still  preserved;  the  present  work  relates 
entirely  to  the  progeny  of  Thomas.  This  Thomas  probably  married 
Margery,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Baker,  as  is  shown  by  an  extract 
from  Berry's  Hertfordshire  Pedigrees  ;  and  by  her  he  had  three  sons, 
John  (who  died  s.p.m.^,  Joseph,  and  Timothy.  The  record  given 
is  clear  and  full,  and  the  arrangement  is  convenient,  though 
different  somewhat  from  our  standard  ;  and  in  all  respects  the  work 
is  highly  creditable  to  the  author.  The  illustrations  are  portraits 
of  Rev.  Daniel  Nash,  Judge  Simeon  Nash,  and  the  author;  and 
many  autographs  are  inserted  in  the  text. 

A  part  of  this  record  was  published  in  1850  as  follows  :  The 
J^ash  Family,  in  part  traced  down  from  Thomas  Nash,  an  Emi- 
grant from  England,  &c.     It  will  be  found  in  its  proper  place. 

A  Historical  Notice  of  Joseph  Mygatt,  one  of  the 
Early  Colonists  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  and  afterward 
one  of  the  First  Settlers  of  Hartford.  Conn.  ;  with 
a  Record  of  his  Descendants.  By  Frederick  T. 
Mygatt,  a  Descendant  of  the  Ninth  Generation. 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  :  Printed  by  the  Harmonial  Asso- 
ciation. 1853.  pp.  116. 

This  book  contains  a  well  written  sketch  of  Joseph  Mygatt, 
the  progenitor  of  all  bearing  the  name  in   this   country,   and   a 


American  GIenbalogist.  89 

neat  and  careful  account  of  the  descendants.  The  plan  of  arrange- 
ment is  all  that  could  be  desired,  and  the  page  being  a  little 
taller  than  is  usual,  the  book  is  grateful  to  the  eyes  of  a  genealo- 
gist. The  family  has  not  been  very  prolific  ;  probably  less  than  six 
hundred  have  been  born  in  this  country ;  the  bearers  of  the  name, 
however,  have  always  occupied  a  good  position,  and  many  have 
held  offices  of  trust  and  honor. 

Memoranda  of  the  Descendants  of  Amos  Morris,  of 
East  Haven,  Conn.  New  York:  Published  by  A. 
S.  Barnes  &  Co.  1853.  12mo.  pp.  103. 

The  compilers  of  this  little  work,  E.  L.  Hart  and  0.  Street,  state 
that  it  was  planned  at  a  meeting  of  the  descendants  of  Amos  Morris, 
held  July  4,  1850.  Amos  was  the  son  of  James  Morris,  whose 
father  Eleazer  was  son  of  Thomas,  the  emigrant.  The  genealogy 
traces  the  children  and  grandchildren  of  Amos,  who  married  Lydia 
Camp  in  1745,  and  as  so  recent  a  starting  point  has  been  selected, 
the  record  is  nearly  complete.  It  occupies  71  pages,  and  appendix 
No.  1  gives  an  account  of  the  family  meeting  in  1850,  which 
prompted  the  issue  of  this  volume.  Appendix  No.  2  treats  of  the 
arms  borne  by  the  Morris  family  of  York,  England,  and  the  authors 
say  "  we  arrive  then  by  a  very  certain  process  at  the  conclusion, 
that  the  coat  of  arms  of  Morris  of  York,  is  also  legitimately  ours, 
being  common  to  all  who  bear  the  Morris  name,  and  are  of 
Welsh  descent."  We  must  enter  a  most  positive  dissent  to  this 
assertion,  and  say,  that  so  far  as  evidence  is  concerned,  they  might 
as  well  claim  any  coat  recorded  in  heraldry ;  and  we  hope  no  one 
employing  this  coat,  will  do  it  on  tlie  authority  of  the  book  under 
notice.  The  frontispiece  of  the  volume  is  The  Morris  Tree,  a  gene- 
alogical emblem  now  of  rare  occurrence. 

Genealogy  of  the  Ancestry  and  Posterity  of  Isaac 
Lawrence,  and  Centennial  Meeting  of  his  Descend- 
ants, November  27,  1851.  Albany  :  Joel  Munsell. 
1853.  8vo.  pp.  70. 

The  genealogical   portion   of  this  pamphlet  has  been  embodied 
since  in  the  general  record   of  the  Lawrences.     Isaac  Lawrence, 
12 


90  American  Genealogist. 

great-grandson  of  John  of  Watertown,  removed  from  Groton 
to  Canaan,  Conn.,  and  had  a  large  family  born  to  him  there. 
The  centennial  meeting  here  recorded,  seems  to  have  been  a  very 
pleasant  occasion,  some  seventy-five  relatives  being  present.  Four 
generations  were  represented,  there  being  one  grandson  of  Isaac 
present,  aged  72.  This  pamphlet  was  prepared  by  Frederick  S. 
Pease,  whose  wife  was  a  Lawrence,  and  who,  with  Robert  W. 
Adam,  was  desired  to  prepare  a  report. 

A  Genealogical  Table  of  the  Family  of  and  Descend- 
ants from  Mr.  Jacob  Leavitt  of  Turner,  Maine. 
Lewiston  :  Wm.  H.  Waldron.  1853.  18mo.  pp.  16. 

Mr.  Leavitt,  the  patriarch  of  this  family,  was  born  in  Pembroke, 
Mass.,  1732;  removed  to  Turnef,  Me.,  1778;  and  died  Jan.  25, 
1814,  aged  82  years.  The  genealogy  consists  of  lists  of  names, 
arranged,  not  very  clearly,  into  families;  but  no  dates  are  given, 
except  relative  to  the  patriarch  and  his  wife.  A  recapitulation 
makes  his  lineal  descendants,  797,  and  persons  married  into  the 
family,  226.     The  number  of  families  is  228. 

Book  of  the  Lockes.  A  Genealogy  and  Historical 
Record  of  the  Descendants  of  William  Locke,  of 
Woburn.  With  an  Appendix,  containing  a  History 
of  the  Lockes  in  England,  also  of  the  Family  of 
John  Locke  of  Hampton,  N.  H.,  and  kindred  fami- 
lies and  individuals.  By  John  Goodwin  Locke, 
member  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical 
Society.  Boston  and  Cambridge  :  James  Munroe  & 
Co.  1853.  8vo.  pp.  406. 

This  book  may  be  fairly  esteemed  one  of  the  best  genealogies  yet 
published,  as  it  is  very  full  of  material,  and  the  .system  of  reference 
is  simple  and  complete.  The  progenitor  of  most  of  the  bearers  of 
the  name  in  this  country,  was  William  Locke,  who  came  over  in 
1634,  at  the  age  of  six  years,  in  charge  of  his  relative,  Nicholas 
Davies.  These  emigrants  were  from  Stepney,  and  a  search  in  the 
parish  record  there,  makes  it  certain  that  the  parents  of  this  boy 
were  William  Locke,  mariner,  and  Elizabeth,  his  wife.     Farther 


American  Genealogist.  91 

back  the  pedigree  is  not  traced,  ttough  evidence  is  given  on  pp. 
10 -11,  and  358 -9,  to  show  that  this  branch  is  possibly  an  offshoot 
of  the  family  of  which  the  fiimous  John  Locke  is  the  boast.  The 
record  of  the  descendants  of  William  Locke  of  Woburn,  1020  fami- 
lies, occupies  296  pages,  and  comprises  in  many  cases  those  families 
related  by  the  female  side.  This  peculiarity,  and  the  care  which 
has  been  taken  to  give  an  account  of  the  persons  intermarrying  with 
the  Lockes,  render  this  genealogy  of  much  service  to  many  not 
nearly  related  to  them.  The  addition  of  copious  indices  enables 
one  to  examine  this  storehouse  of  antiquarian  information  conve- 
niently, and  few  will  leave  it  uuenriched.  Appendices  A  and  B  are 
wills ;  C,  D,  and  E,  relate  to  the  Clarkes  and  Munroes  ;  F,  to  the 
Fessendens;  G,  to  Pierces;  H  and  I,  to  the  Tolmans ;  J,  pp. 
324—341,  is  devoted  to  the  family  record  of  John  Locke,  who  was 
at  Portsmouth  in  1660,  and  whose  progeny  have  mostly  remained 
in  New  Hampshire;  J  mentions  the  Lockes  of  Rhode  Island,  but 
as  the  information  received  was  entirely  traditionai-y,  our  author 
only  refers  to  it;  K  and  L,  p.  342,  are  devoted  to  such  items  of 
information  concerning  the  Lockes  in  England,  as  the  author  had 
obtained,  chiefly  referring  to  the  family  to  which  John  Locke,  the 
celebrated  philosopher,  belonged ;  N,  is  a  sketch  of  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Locke,  president  of  Harvard  College  for  four  years;  0,  is  an  anec- 
dote of  revolutionary  date ;  and  P  is  a  biographical  sketch  of  Mrs. 
Mary  Sanderson ;  R  and  S  are  respectively  biographies  of  the  Rev. 
John  Pierce  and  Frances  Sargent  Osgood,  the  poetess.  The  index, 
pp.  379-406,  is  in  four  parts,  and  is  deserving  of  the  greatest 
praise ;  those  who  have  wandered  through  some  genealogies,  will 
fully  appreciate  the  feeling  which  tempts  us  to  consider  a  good 
index  as  doubling  the  value  of  the  book.  The  illustrations  in  this 
volume  are  :  House  of  William  Locke,  arms  of  Locke,  and  portraits 
of  John  M.  Fessenden,  Hon.  John  Locke,  Rev.  Nathaniel  C.  Locke, 
James  Munroe,  Rev.  John  Pierce,  Mrs.  Mary  Sanderson,  Hon. 
Marshall  P.  Wilder,  and  the  author,  John  G.  Locke ;  some  copies 
also  contain  that  of  his  wife,  Mrs.  Jane  Erminia  Locke,  a  writer  of 
cousiderable  local  reputation.  Our  author  states  that  he  devoted 
seven  years  to  the  preparation  of  this  record,  nor  will  this  length 
of  time  seem  unreasonable  to  those  familiar  with  the  difficulties 
attendant  upon  such  undertakings. 


92  American  Genealogist. 

1854. 

The  Chapman  Family  :  or  the  Descendants  of  Robert 
Chapman,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Say-Brook, 
Conn.  With  Genealogical  Notes  of  William  Chap- 
man, who  settled  in  New  London,  Conn. ;  Edward 
Chapman,  who  settled  at  Windsor,  Conn.;  John 
Chapman,  of  Stonington,  Conn, ;  and  Rev.  Benja- 
min Chapman,  of  Southington,  Conn.  By  Rev.  F. 
W.  Chapman,  A.M.,  a  descendant  of  Robert  Chap- 
man of  Saybrook.  Hartford  :  PriRted  by  Case, 
Tiffany  &  Co.  1854.  8vo.  pp.  413. 

The  greater  portion  of  this  volume  relates  to  the  family  of  Robert 
Chapman,  and  a  full  table  of  contents,  prefixed  to  the  genealogy, 
enables  the  reader  to  turn  at  once  to  any  branch  or  generation. 
Pp.  19-26  are  devoted  to  notes  on  the  bearers  of  the  name  in  Eng- 
land, and  an  engraving  is  given  of  the  tomb  of  one,  but  there  is 
not  the  slightest  evidence  of  connection  between  any  of  them  and 
the  emigrant,  though  the  coat  of  arms  is  stamped  on  the  cover  of 
this  book,  and  engraved  on  p.  37.  The  genealogy  of  Robert's  family 
is  very  extensive,  and  well  arranged,  3660  of  his  descendants  being 
enumerated;  and  enough  is  traced  of  the  progeny  of  the  other 
Chapmans,  to  be  of  great  service  to  any  of  the  family.  The  illus- 
trations are  portraits  of  the  author,  of  Rev.  Robert  H.  Chapman, 
George  H.,  Lebbeus,  Charles,  Nathan  F.,  Allen  A.,  Joseph,  and 
George  M.  Chapman,  besides  the  engraving  of  the  tomb  of  Alex- 
ander Chapman,  arch-deacon  of  Stowe,  county  of  Lincoln.  The 
extent  and  correctness  of  this  work  must  always  retain  for  it  a  posi- 
tion in  the  first  rank  of  our  histories. 

Memorials  of  the  Families  of  Mr.  James  Thompson, 
and  of  Dea.  Augustus  Thompson,  of  Goshen,  Con- 
necticut. Hartford  :  Press  of  Case,  Tiffany  &  Co. 
1854.  8vo.  pp.  106. 

Notwithstanding  that  a  notes  prefixed  to  this  work  says  that 
"  these  sketches  are  in  no  sense  published,"  it  can  hardly  be 
thought  improper  to  note  that  it  was  written  by  Edward  W.  Hooker, 


American  Genealogist.  93 

and  contains  many  interesting  notices  of  the  descendants  of  James 
Thompson,  who  was  born  at  Goshen,  Conn.,  in  1741.  Pp.  93-103 
contain  a  good  account  of  the  family,  tracing  it  to  Anthony  Thomp- 
son of  New  Haven,  whose  brothers,  John  and  William,  died  without 
male  issue.  The  last  three  pages  contain  notes  on  the  Hopkins 
family. 

Memoir  of  Increase  Sumner,  Governor  of  Massachu- 
setts. By  his  son,  William  H.  Sumner.  Together 
with  a  Genealogy  of  the  Sumner  Family.  Prepared 
for  the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Register.  Boston  :  Samuel  G.  Drake,  publisher. 
1854.  8vo.  pp.  70. 

The  first  forty  pages  of  this  volume  contain  th*  memoir  of  Gov. 
Sumner,  a  very  interesting  and  valuable  biography.  The  genealogy 
was  prepared  by  William  B.  Trask,  and  is  full  and  well  arranged. 
Prom  this  record  and  a  supplement  published  in  the  Register,  ix, 
297-306,  it  seems  that  the  ancestor  here  was  William,  son  of  Roger 
Sumner  and  Joan  Franklin,  baptized  at  Bicester,  Oxfordshire,  27th 
Jan.,  1604-5,  who  married  Mary  West  in  1625,  and  had  William, 
Roger,  and  George,  born  there  before  his  removal  to  this  country. 
Nothing  is  known  of  the  family  prior  to  this  Roger,  but  a  letter 
cited  on  p.  43  of  the  record,  says  that  portraits  of  the  emigrant 
and  his  wife  are  still  preserved,  surmounted  with  the  coat  of 
arms,  and  I  presume  it  to  be  the  same  as  that  herein  engraved, 
being  the  arms  of  the  Somners  of  Kent.  Roger,  second  son 
of  the  emigrant,  had  with  other  issue,  William,  ancestor  of  the  Hon. 
Charles  Sumner,  the  well  known  senator,  and  of  Brig.  Gen.  Edwin 
Vose  Sumner,  of  the  United  States  army  ;  and  Edward,  grandfather 
of  the  governor.  Pp.  61-68  contain  notes  on  the  Shrimptou,  Yea- 
mans,  and  Hyslop  families :  and  p.  69  furnishes  a  list  of  portraits 
preserved  in  the  family.  Gen.  Sumner  also  published  a  large  and 
very  interesting  Hlatory  of  East  Boston,  of  which  portion  of  the 
city  he  was  the  founder,  and  has  contributed  to  the  Register  several 
valuable  papers  concerning  Revolutionary  times. 


94  American  Genealogist. 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Greenleaf  Family.  By  Jona- 
than Greenleaf,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Printed  for 
the  use  of  the  Family,  by  Edward  0.  Jenkins,  New 
York.    1854.  8vo.  pp.  116. 

It  appears  from  the  preface  that  it  was  proposed  by  the  author  to 
issue  this  genealogy  in  fourteen  large  charts,  and  that  he  issued  a 
specimen  sheet  in  August,  1853.  He  changed  his  plan,  and  here 
gives  forty-one  charts,  each  occupying  one  page,  and  notes  on  the 
same,  filling  pp.  48-116.  The  ancestor  of  all  of  the  name  here 
probably,  was  Edmund  Greenleaf,  who  is  here  said  to  have  been 
born  in  the  parish  of  Brixham,  county  of  Devon  ;  though  the  au- 
thority is  not  given.  His  descendants  are  here  traced  through  his 
son  Stephen  of  Newbury,  but  recent  investigations  show  that  Enoch, 
mentioned  on  p.  l05,  was  also  his  son  and  settled  at  Maiden,  Mass. 
The  charts  can  hardly  meet  approval,  as  no  simple  plan  of  cross- 
references  is  adopted,  but  the  notes  are  very  full  and  interesting. 
The  author  imagines  that  the  name  Greenleaf  is  a  translation  of 
Feuilleverte,  and  that  his  ancestors  were  Huguenots;  but  this  idea 
seems  unsupported  by  any  authority.  The  very  unusual  name  of 
Kooksby  was  used  as  a  Christian  name  in  the  earlier  generations, 
and  this  may  prove  of  service  in  tracing  the  family  in  England. 

Several  of  the  name  have  been  graduates  of  New  England  col- 
leges, and  the  family  has  always  preserved  a  good  position.  Two 
brothers,  Stephen  and  William,  held  the  office  of  sheriflF  of  Suffolk 
at  the  time  of  the  Revolution,  one  for  the  crown,  the  other  ap- 
pointed by  the  provincial  congress;  and  many  of  the  Greenleafs 
have  held  posts  of  honor  and  trust,  as  these  pages  bear  witness. 

Genealogy  of  the  Eliot  Family.  Originally  compiled 
by  William  H.  Eliot,  Jr.  Revised  and  enlarged  by 
William  S.  Porter,  Member  of  Conn.  Hist.  Society, 
&c.  New  Haven,  Conn  :  George  B.  Bassett  &  Co. 
1854.  8vo.  pp.  1854. 

John  Eliot,  the  Apostle  to  the  Indians,  will  remain  forever,  pro- 
bably, the  most  distinguished  of  the  bearers  of  the  name.  Little, 
however,   is  known   of  his  progenitors,  but  he  was  born  at  Nasing, 


American  Genealogist.  95 

county  of  Essex,  and  a  coat  of  arms  is  said  to  have  been  handed 
down  in  his  family,  which  wouUl  show  his  relationship  to  the  Eliots 
of  Port  Eliot,  Cornwall;  this  point  needs  confirmation.  It  would 
be  unnecessary  to  give  any  account  here  of  the  Rev.  John  Eliot, 
as  his  biography  is  extant  in  several  different  forms;  of  his  descend- 
ants a  very  good  record  will  be  found  iq  this  volume.  The  author, 
Mr.  W.  H.  Eliot,  devoted  much  time  to  the  subject,  and  after 
his  death,  his  collection  found  a  competent  editor.  The  family  has 
produced  many  able  and  distinguished  men  since  the  founder,  and 
has  always  occupied  a  high  social  position.  Jacob,  Philip,  and 
Francis  Eliot,  were  brothers  of  John ;  but  their  progeny  has  yet  to 
be  recorded,  beyond  the  admirable  account  of  the  first  generation  in 
Savage's  Register.  Philip  left  only  daughters,  and  his  descendants 
are  of  the  name  of  Withington,  Aldis,  and  Smith;  whilst  Francis's 
progeny,  from  the  same  reason,  are,  I  believe,  Hobarts,  Poulters, 
Whitmores,  and  Willises. 

There  were  other  early  settlers  of  the  name,  or  the  similar  one  of 
Elliot,  in  New  England,  and  I  may  specially  note,  Andrew  of 
Beverly,  Mass.,  ancestor  of  the  distinguished  Boston  family ;  but 
none  of  these  were  relatives  of  John.  The  name  is  quite  common 
in  Scotland,  and  one  family  there  has  been  ennobled.  Much  con- 
cerning these  bearers  of  the  name  will  be  found  in  this  book. 

A  Declaration  of  Remarkable  Providences  in  the 
course  of  my  Life.  By  John  Dane  of  Ipswich, 
1682.  To  which  is  added  a  Pedigree  of  the  Dane 
Family,  and  a  few  notes.  By  a  member  of  the 
New  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society.  Pre- 
pared for  the  N.  E.  H.  and  G.  Register.  Boston : 
Samuel  G.  Drake.  1854.  8vo.  pp.  16. 

This  is  a  very  curious  autobiography  written  by  John  Dane,  who 
came  here  as  early  as  1638,  and  was  followed  by  his  father,  of  the 
same  name.  He  was  probably  born  at  Berkhampstead  or  Bishop's 
Stortford,  county  of  Herts;  and  his  narrative  shows  that  he  early 
embraced  Puritan  tenets,  probably  being  confirmed  therein  by  the 
Rev.  John  Norton,  then  a  curate  at  Stortford,  who  befriended  him. 
iiis  brother  Francis  was  minister  at  Andover;  and  his  sister,  Eliza- 


96  American  Genealogist. 

betli,  married  James  Howe  of  Ipswich,  whose  father,  it  seems  from 
a  passage  in  this  work,  resided  at  or  near  Hatfield,  county  of  Essex. 
Of  the  numerous  descendants  of  the  emigrant  perhaps  the  most 
distinguished  have  been,  the  Hon.  Nathan  Dane,  who  founded  the 
Dane  law  professorship  at  Harvard,  and  the  Hon.  Joseph  Dane  of 
Maine.  The  name  must  not  be  confounded  with  the  somewhat 
similar  names  of  Dana,  Deane  or  Denny. 

The  editor  of  this  journal  was  John  Ward  Dean,  and  it  was 
published  in  the  Register,  vill,  147. 

Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  Deacon  James  Trow- 
bridge, born  in  Dorchester,  Mass,  1636.  Married 
and  settled  there  in  1659.  Removed  to  Newton, 
about  1664.  Collected  and  arranged  by  Otis  Trow- 
bridge, Newton,  Mass.  May,  1854.  Boston:  Wright 
&  Hasty,  printers.  1854.  8vo.  pp.  32. 

Thomas  Trowbridge,  first  of  the  name  here,  was  of  Taunton, 
county  of  Somerset,  and  was  apparently  of  good  family  there.  He 
had  three  sons,  Thomas,  William,  and  James;  the  descendants  of 
the  two  former  are  mostly  to  be  found  in  Connecticut,  and  are  not 
treated  of  in  this  register,  which  gives  the  issue  of  James.  Ed- 
mund Trowbridge,  chief  justice  of  Massachusetts,  belonged  to  the 
youngest  branch  of  the  family,  and  nearly  all  of  the  bearers  of  the 
name  in  this  state  have  been  settled  near  Newton.  The  pamphlet 
is  very  carefully  prepared,  and  is  confessedly  of  small  extent.  The 
author  mentions  Philo  M.  Trowbridge  of  Woodbury,  Conn.,  as 
being  well  informed  as  to  the  genealogy  of  the  whole  race  in  this 
country. 

Genealogy  of  Warren,  with  some  Historical  Sketches. 
By  John  C.  Warren,  M.  D.,  Emeritus  Professor  of 
Harvard  University.  Boston:  Printed  by  John 
Wilson  and  Son.  1854.  4to.  pp.  113. 

In  respect  to  its  typographical  execution,  this  book  is  by  far  the 
most  elegant  genealogy  yet  issued  in  this  country.  The  large  pages, 
the  beautiful  engravings,  the  clear  type  and  heavy  paper,  will  con- 
vince the  reader  that  taste  and  wealth  have  been  employed  in  its 


American  Genealogist.  97 

production.  As  to  its  contents,  the  first  tliirty-two  panics  are  given 
to  a  description  of  the  earls  of  Warren  sprung  from  William,  first 
earl  of  Warren  and  Surrey,  son-in-law  of  William  the  Conqueror 
or  his  wife.  Pp.  37-41  contain  an  account  of  a  branch  of  this 
family,  settled  at  Stokeport  and  Poynton,  county  of  Chester,  un- 
questionably descended  from  the  first  earl,  though  authorities  diff'er 
as  to  the  point  at  which  it  connects  with  the  main  stem.  On  p. 
42  commences  the  attempt  to  trace  the  American  family,  a  John 
Warren  of  Headboro,  county  of  Devon  (said  to  be  a  cadet  of  the 
Poynton  branch,  though  the  authority  is  not  given),  is  recorded  as 
great-grandfather  of  a  Christopher  who  had  six  sons,  as  appears  by 
the  extract  from  the  Herald's  Visitation  of  Devonshire^  1620.  One 
of  these  sons  was  John  who  is  said  to  be  identical  with  the  John 
Warren  who  came  here  in  1630,  in  Winthrop's  company.  Here  I 
believe  there  is  a  break  in  the  chain,  as  the  next  step  is  to  prove 
that  Peter  Warren  of  Boston,  1659,  who  was  certainly  the  proge- 
nitor of  this  branch  of  the  Warrens,  was  the  son  of  John  the  emi- 
grant. Joseph,  second  son  of  Peter,  was  grandfather  of  Dr.  Joseph 
Warren,  the  patriot  of  the  Revolution,  and  of  Dr.  John  Warren  of 
Boston.  The  son  of  this  latter  was  Dr.  John  Collins  Warren,  a 
distinguished  surgeon  of  Boston,  the  author  of  this  book,  and  the 
hereditary  tastes  and  genius  of  the  family  were  perpetuated  in  his  son, 
Dr.  J.  Mason  Warren.  These  difi"erent  generations  are  duly  re- 
corded here,  and  are  shown  on  a  large  folding  pedigree  inserted  in 
it.  Pp.  53-57  relate  to  descendants  of  Richard  Warren,  one  of  the 
Plymouth  Pilgrims,  and,  as  it  is  said,  a  brother  of  John  of  Boston. 
The  remainder  of  the  volume  refers  chiefly  to  Joseph  and  John 
Warren,  but  pp.  100  — 113  are  transcripts  of  English  herald's  visit- 
ations. On  subjecting  this  pedigree  to  the  usual  tests,  and  pre- 
suming we  have  all  the  evidence  known  to  the  writer,  we  find  it 
requires  bold  hypotheses  to  maintain  it.  Allowing  that  the  Warrens 
of  Poynton  were  descended  from  some  one  of  the  earls  of  Warren 
we  find  it  necessary  to  prove  that  John  of  Headboro  was  of  that 
family,  as  we  find  no  proof  in  the  authority  cited  in  the  text.  Next 
we  find  no  reason  given  for  the  assumption  that  John  Warren  of 
Boston,  and  Richard  Warren  of  Plymouth,  were  of  the  Headboro 
family;  and,  last,  we  see  no  reason  for  supposing  that  Peter  of 
13 


98  American  Genealogist. 

Boston,  was  any  way  related  to  John.  In  all  these  cases,  the  verdict 
must  be,  not  'proven.  Still,  it  is  plea.5ant  to  find  on  our  list  such  a 
name  as  Warren  —  a  name  which,  with  Franklin,  Otis,  and  Adams, 
is  dear  to  every  native  of  New  England. 


1855. 

Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Lawrence  Litchfield, 
the  Puritan.  By  Rev.  Abner  Morse,  A.  M.  Bos- 
ton :  Printed  for  the  Author.  1855.  8vo.  pp.  18. 

This  work  is  a  reprint  from  the  N.  E.  Hist,  and  Gen.  Register 
for  April,  1855.  The  progenitor  of  this  family  was  an  early  settler 
of  Scituate,  but  afterwards  removed  to  Barnstable,  Mass.  Portraits 
are  given  of  the  Hon.  Elisha  Litchfield  of  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  and 
of  Edwin  C  Litchfield  of  New  York  city. 

[Notices  of  the  Sears  Family.] 

This  little  pamphlet  of  fourteen  pages  I  believe  was  printed  at 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  in  1855,  without  a  title  page.  The  same  matter 
will  be  found  in  Burke's  Visitation  of  Seats  and  Arms,  and  is 
mainly  composed  of  information  obtained  by  Mr.  Somerby.  The 
Searses  are  descended  from  John  Sayer,  alderman  of  Colchester,  of 
an  old  family,  whose  son  John  died  in  1562,  and  whose  tomb,  with 
that  of  his  father,  are  still  preserved  there.  This  latter  John  had 
two  sons:  Richard,  who  married  Anne  Bourchier  Knyvet,  and 
George,  who  remained  at  Colchester.  Richard  was  a  Puritan,  and 
was  obliged  to  fly  to  Holland,  where  he  had  an  only  son,  John 
Bourchier,  born  1528,  married  Elizabeth  Hiiwkins,  and  left  issue, 
of  whom  the  eldest,  John  Bourchier  Sears,  married  Maria  van 
Egmonde,  and  had  issue  Richard  and  others.  Richard  removed  to 
this  country  and  settled  at  Yarmouth,  and  left  large  issue,  which 
will  be  elswhere  noticed.  This  book  contains  three  engravings, 
the  first  of  the  family  arms,  which  stands  for  the  title  page,  and  on 
the  reverse  a  monumental  record  of  four  generations.  P.  14  con- 
tains inscriptions,  and  is  faced  by  an  engraving  of  monuments  of 
the  family  at  Yarmouth  and  Chatham. 


American  Genealogist.  99 

Record  of  the  Descendants  of  Francis  Wiiitmore,  of 
Cambridge,  Mass.  Compiled  by  W.  H.  Wiiitmore, 
Boston :  Printed  for  private  circulation  only,  by 
John  Wilson  &  Son.  1855.  8vo.  pp.  24. 

This  is  the  same  record  as  that  at  the  end  of  my  Medford 
Families.  I  believe  it  has  not  a  great  many  errors,  but  I  have 
since  succeeded  in  tracing  many  branches  here  omitted.  Nothing 
definite  is  known  of  the  ancestry  of  Francis  Whitmore,  who  married 
Isabel,  daughter  of  Richard  Farke  of  Cambridge,  about  1648.  His 
descendants  have  been  numerous  at  Middletown  and  Killingly, 
Conn.,  Medford,  Newton,  and  Leominster,  Mass.,  Bath,  Bowdoinham, 
and  Castine,  Me.  The  Wetmores  of  Connecticut  are  descended  from 
a  Thomas  W.  of  Middletown,  who  spelt  his  name  sometimes  Whit- 
more, as  did  some  of  his  descendants ;  but  no  connection  is  traced 
between  him  and  Francis,  though  a  son  of  the  latter  also  settled 
and  left  issue  at  Middletown.  A  genealogy  of  the  Wetmores, 
written  by  James  C.  Wetmore  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  noticed  in 
another  place.  The  Whittemores  are  another  distinct  family,  de- 
scended from  Thomas  Whittemore  of  Maiden.  I  had  the  pleasure, 
some  time  since,  of  presenting  to  my  friend  Thomas  J.  Whittemore 
of  Cambridge,  who  is  preparing  a  genealogy  of  the  race,  the  Eng- 
lish ancestry  for  three  generations  ;  the  only  instance  of  the  occur- 
rence of  the  name  there  between  A.  D.  1500  and  1600  on  the 
records  of  some  fourteen  will  ofiices. 

[The  following  work  was  published  to  correct  some  fancied  errors 
in  Burke's  account  of  an  English  family  of  the  name,  but  finding 
I  was  in  error,  I  have  suppressed  nearly  all  the  edition.  It  has  no 
reference  to  any  of  the  name  here : 

Notes  on  the  Manor  and  Family  of  Whitmore.  Compiled  by  W. 
H.  Whitmore.  Boston  :  Printed  for  private  circulation  only,  by 
John  Wilson  &  Son.    1856.  8vo.  pp.   14. 

I  have  also  printed  a  few  pages  of  English  wills,  which  may  per- 
haps reach  some  collectors.  In  the  Herald  and  Genealogist  part 
XIX  (London,  1866),  will  be  found  an  account  of  the  English  family 
of  Whitmore  of  Staffordshire.  Some  copies  were  struck  ofi"  for  sepa- 
rate distribution.] 


100  American  Genealogist. 

Memorials  of  the  Descendants  of  William  Shattuck, 
the  Progenitor  of  the  Families  in  America  that  have 
borne  his  Name :  including  an  Introduction  and  an 
Appendix  containing  collateral  information.  By 
Lemuel  Shattuck,  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
Historical  Society,  &c.,  &c.  Boston :  Printed  by 
Button  &  Wentworth  for  the  Family.  1855.  8vo, 
pp.  414. 

This  is  a  very  elaborate  account  of  the  family  descended  from 
William  Shattuck  of  Watertown,  a  widely  extended  race,  yet  not 
comprising  the  pedigree  of  all  of  the  name  here,  as  the  Chadwicks, 
another  large  family,  have  in  many  cases  figured  on  our  records  as 
Shattucks.  The  work  is  one  of  the  most  complete  of  its  kind, 
very  well  arranged,  exact  in  dates,  illustrated  by  numerous  biogra- 
phies, and  rendered  easy  of  investigation  by  a  good  index.  Mr. 
Shattuck,  the  author,  acquired  considerable  reputation  as  a  statician, 
and  this  genealogy  contains  many  curious  and  valuable  notes  on  the 
longevity  of  families,  and  the  increase  of  difi'erent  branches.  A 
good  autobiography  will  be  found  at  p.  302,  and  a  very  faithful 
likeness  faces  the  title  page.  In  the  appendix  will  be  found  gene- 
alogies of  the  families  of  Blood,  Chamberlin,  and  Parker.  It  is 
impossible  to  do  full  justice  to  this  work  in  the  brief  space  here 
given  to  it,  but  it  is  certainly  to  be  ranked  among  the  best  of 
American  genealogies,  and  will  remain  a  conclusive  proof  of  the 
industry,  learning  and  judgment  of  the  author. 

Genealogical  Chart  of  the  Sill  Family,  as  continued 
in  the  male  line,  from  A.  D.  1637  to  A.  D.  1855. 
Compiled  by  Henry  A.  Sill,  Cuyahoga  Falls,  0. 
Folio,  12  sheets. 

The  plan  adopted  in  this  work  differs  from  any  other  I  have 
seen.  Page  1  contains  a  statement  of  the  first  four  generations, 
viz:  John  of  Cambridge,  said  to  be  from  Lyme,  Eng.;  Capt. 
Joseph,  his  only  son,  and  his  family ;  and  the  families  of  Joseph 
Jun.,  and  Zechariah,  sons  of  Joseph.  To  each  of  the  seven  sons 
of  Joseph  Jun.,  and  the  two  sons  of  Zechariah,  a  sheet  is  given ; 


American  Genealogist.  101 

their  childrea  occupying  the  left  hand  column,  grandchildren  the 
next  column,  &c.,  the  families  being  bracketed  together  and  joined 
to  their  respective  heads.  This  plan  is  very  simple  and  plain,  but 
it  requires  a  large  and  cumbrous  page,  and  can  only  be  used  in 
cases  where  the  families  are  few  and  small.  I  presume,  from  the 
title,  that  the  book  was  issued  in  1855,  or  1856. 

Genealogy  of  the  Hobbs  Family  of  Massachusetts. 
Compiled  by  George  Hobbs,  Esq.,  Eastport,  Me. 
Boston:  Button  &  Wentworth.  printers.  1855.  8vo. 
pp.  16. 

This  pamphlet,  reprinted  from  the  Register  for  July,  1855,  is  a 
very  fair  account  of  the  descendants  of  Josiah  Hobbs  of  Boston 
and  Lexington,  who  died  in  1741  aged  92.  He  was  one  of  the 
later  emigrants,  coming  here  in  1671.  Only  one  son,  Josiah,  left 
issue,  and  these  are  of  Brookfield,  Weston,  Lincoln,  and  Boston. 
The  family  has  always  held  a  good  position,  several  members  of  it 
being  graduates  at  various  colleges.  This  record  is  quite  full  in 
respect  to  names,  as  the  starting  point  is  so  recent  as  to  prevent  a 
very  great  extension  of  the  name ;  but  it  is  defective  in  dates  in 
some  branches. 

The  Family  of  Leck,  of  Bedlington,  in  the  County  of 
Durham,  and  the  Charity  of  John  George  Leake,  in 
New  York,  U.  S.  pp.  14. 

This  work,  written  and  published  in  1855  by  M.  A.  Richardson 
of  Newcastle-on-Tyne,  is  worth  notice,  as  several  Americans  claimed 
to  be  the  heirs  of  Mr.  Leake  at  his  death  in  1827.  Robert  Leck, 
son  of  William  Leck  or  Lake  of  Newcastle,  was  baptized  in  1722 
was  commissary  at  Cape  Breton  in  1747,  and  left  issue  two  sons 
and  a  daughter.  One  son  and  the  daughter  died  without  issue,  and 
the  eldest  son,  John  George,  resided  in  New  York,  where  he 
acquired  a  very  large  property,  and  died  unmarried.  He  left  an 
unsigned  will,  devising  his  property  to  Robert  Watts  on  condition 
of  his  taking  the  name  of  Leake;  in  default  of  whom,  it  was  to  be 
used  to  endow  a  home  for  orphans,  where  they  might  be  taught 


102  American  Genealogist. 

some  trade.  The  real  estate  escheated  to  the  state,  but  the  will  was 
held  valid  for  the  disposition  of  the  personal  property.  Mr.  Watts 
died  without  fulfilling  the  conditions  of  the  will;  but  his  father, 
waiving  all  claims,  obtained  a  charter  for  the  Orphan  House,  which 
was  opened  in  1843.  Twentj-six  claimants  preferred  a  claim  to 
the  estates,  but  no  one  could  show  who  were  the  commissary's 
parents,  and  the  benevolent  design  of  Mr.  Leake  was  therefore 
suffered  to  be  executed. 

The  Christian  Mother.  An  Address,  Delivered  in  the 
First  Church,  Brighton,  Feb.  14,  1855,  at  the 
Funeral  of  Mrs.  Susanna  [Park]  Champney,  who 
died  Feb.  10,  in  her  95th  year.  With  an  Appen- 
dix, containing  a  Genealogical  Notice  of  the  Champ- 
NEY  and  Park  Families.  By  Frederic  Augustus 
Whitney,  Pastor  of  the  Church.  Boston :  Crosby, 
Nichols  &  Co.  1855.  8vo.  pp.  36. 

This  sermon,  which  was  published  by  the  request  of  the  family, 
occupies  only  eleven  pages,  the  remainder  being  given  to  genealogy. 
The  Champneys  and  Parks  were  both  families  long  settled  at  Cam- 
bridge, and  a  very  good  account  of  them  will  be  found  herein;  the 
author  having  delayed  the  publication  of  the  pamphlet,  in  order  to 
make  his  account  as  complete  as  possible.  The  Parks  are  also  well 
recorded  in  Jackson's  History  of  Newton. 

Memorial  of  the  Whittlesey  Family  in  the  United 
States.  Published  by  the  Whittlesey  Association. 
1855.  8vo.  pp.  125. 

This  volume  was  printed  by  Case,  Tiffany  &  Co.  of  Hartford,  and 
the  committee  of  publication  consisted  of  John  S.  Whittlesey  of 
New  Britain,  and  Henry  N.  and  Charles  B.  of  New  Haven.  It  is  a 
very  full  record  of  the  descendants  in  the  male  line  of  John  Whittle- 
sey, who  married  Ruth  Dudley  in  1664.  Nothing  is  known  of  him 
before  his  settlement  at  Saybrook.  He  left  his  six  sons,  whose 
posterity  has  continued  to  the  present  time,  and  to  each  son  is 
assigned  a  separate  part  in  this  book.     The  families  are  arranged  in 


American  Genealogist.  103 

a  rather  novel  form,  being  formed  into  a  table  under  the  heads  of 
births,  marriages,  &c.,  but  the  information  is  very  full  and  exact. 
The  notes  are  very  short,  but  give  a  clear  outline  of  the  lives  of 
the  subjects.  The  index,  in  three  parts,  is  the  most  elaborate  one 
I  have  ever  noticed.  The  volume  should  be  accompanied  by  a 
large  tabular  pedigree,  shov?ing  the  different  generations  in  the 
different  branches.  This  is  a  very  capital  specimen  of  a  strict 
genealogy,  no  space  being  wasted,  and  few  omissions  to  be  detected. 
An  address  at  the  Family  Meeting,  by  E.  Whittlesey,  was  pub- 
lished at  Washington,  D.  C,   1855. 

A  list  of  some  of  the  Descendants  of  Mr.  Edward 
Woodman,  who  settled  at  Newbury,  Mass.,  A.  D. 
1635.  Compiled  by  Joshua  Coffin.  Printed  for 
Cyrus  Woodman  (of  Mineral  Point,  Wisconsin),  at 
the  Union  Job  Office,  Newburyport,  Mass.  1855. 
16mo.  pp.  16. 

As  a  larger  genealogy  of  the  family  was  printed  the  next  year, 
no  extended  notice  need  be  given  here.  It  contains  much  that  is 
not  embraced  in  the  other  list,  and  is  a  very  fair  record  of  the 
earlier  generations  of  the  family.  The  fact  that  Mr.  Coffin  was  the 
compiler  will  be  a  sufficient  guaranty  of  its  accuracy. 

A  Historical  and  Biographical  Genealogy  of  the  Cush- 
MANS,  the  Descendants  of  Robert  Cushman,  the 
Puritan,  from  the  year  1617  to  1855.  By  Henry 
Wyles  Cushman.  Boston:  Little,  Brown  &  Co. 
1855.  8vo.  pp.  665. 

This  volume  is  probably  the  largest  one  devoted  to  the  history  of 
a  single  family,  which  has  been  published  in  this  country.  It  is 
impossible  within  our  limits  to  give  more  than  an  outline  of  its 
plan,  but  its  arrangement  is  so  clear  and  its  indices  so  complete, 
that  the  investigator  can  tell  the  contents  in  a  brief  examination. 
Much  space  is  devoted  to  the  progenitor,  who  was  one  of  the  chief 
pillars  of  that  church  at  Leyden  which  planted  the  colony  at  Ply- 
mouth;   and    the    biographical    sketches    of    different    individuals 


104  American  Genealogist. 

among  his  descendants  are  very  extensive  and  interesting.  The 
children  of  the  daughters  of  the  race  also  find  a  place  on  these 
pages,  and  these  memoranda  are  always  of  special  service  to  gene- 
alogists in  general.  On  the  last  page  of  the  book  will  be  found  a 
list  of  portraits  inserted,  being  thirty  in  number,  all  but  four  of 
of  them  being  Cushmans.  One  of  the  others  is  that  of  Dr,  Na- 
thaniel B.  ShurtleflF,  whom  we  have  elsewhere  mentioned  as  a  gene- 
alogist, and  it  is  accompanied  by  a  good  biography.  We  regret 
that  we  can  not  give  more  space  to  a  description  of  this  book, 
because  in  most  respects  it  may  claim  better  than  any  other,  the 
title  of  the  best  American  genealogy;  but  it  will  suffice  to  say, 
that  the  author  devoted  nearly  ten  years  to  his  work,  and  that 
it  bears  on  every  page  the  evidence  of  well  directed  research.  The 
author  of  this  history  was  actively  engaged  in  political  life  in 
Massachusetts,  having  been  representative  and  senator  in  the  state 
legislature,  and  for  two  years  lieutenant  governor;  he  was  favorably 
known  as  a  writer  and  orator.  A  fine  portrait  of  him  will  be  found 
at  p.  439,  and  a  good  biography,  reprinted,  under  protest,  from 
Livingston's  Portraits  and  Memoirs  of  Eminent  Americans. 

The  following  work  may  perhaps  be  best  mentioned  here : 

The  Proceedings  at  the  Cushman  Celebration,  at  Plymouth,  Au- 
gust 15,  1855,  in  Commemoration  of  the  Embarkation  of  the 
Plymouth  Pilgrims  from  Southampton,  England  ;  together  with 
an  Account  of  the  Services  at  the  Grave  of  Elder  Thomas  Cush- 
man, August  16,  1855.  Boston:  J.  M.  Hewes,  printer,  81 
Cornhill,  1855.  8vo.  pp.  76. 

The  call  for  this  meeting  was  issued  at  the  suggestion  of  the  Hon. 
Henry  W.  Cushman,  who  had  then  nearly  completed  his  genealogy; 
and  the  ceremonies,  occupying  two  days,  are  here  .duly  recorded. 
The  address,  a  very  able  and  appropriate  one,  was  delivered  by  the 
Rev.  Robert  W.  Cushman  of  Boston,  and  at  a  collation  which  fol- 
lowed, many  good  speeches  were  made,  and  creditable  poems  recited. 
Nearly  one  thousand  persons  were  gatheerd  to  this  family  meeting 
and  it  fulfilled,  in  every  respect,  the  wishes  of  its  originators. 


American  Genealogist.  105 


The  Hall  Family,  settled  at  the  town  of  Medforcl, 
Mass.  Compiled  by  W.  H.  Whitmore.  Reprinted 
from  the  History  of  Medford,  by  Rev.  Charles  Brooks. 
Boston:  Printed  by  John  Wilson  &  Son.  1855.  8vo. 
pp.  12. 

This  was  one  of  the  families  I  prepared  for  the  Register  of  Fami- 
lies at  Medford,  and  feeling  a  special  interest  in  this  family  I  had 
a  few  copies  struck  oif  in  this  form.  It  relates  to  the  descendants 
of  a  widow  Mary  Hall,  of  Cambridge.  This  record  was  made  from 
the  town  and  county  records,  and  the  collections  of  the  Rev.  A.  H. 
Quint ;  but  it  was  defective  in  many  places,  and  erroneous  also  on 
some  points.  Corrections  will  be  found  in  the  Register,  xill,  15-6, 
and  XV,  59;  referring  especially  to  a  curious  repetition  of  one 
Christian  name,  Stephen.  John  and  Stephen  were  sons  of  Mary 
Hall;  John  had  a  son  Stephen,  and  three  grandsons  Stephens; 
each  of  the  latter  having  a  son,  and  two  of  them  grandsons  of  the 
name.  Stephen  had  one  son,  two  grandsons,  two  great-grandsons, 
and  one  great-great-grandson,  Stephens  all :  making  sixteen  Stephen 
Halls  from  1670  to  1770,  most  of  them  resident  at  Medford,  Mass. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  John 
ScRANTON  of  Guilford,  Conn.,  who  died  in  the  year 
1671.  Compiled  by  Rev.  Erastus  Scranton,  A.  M., 
of  Burlington,  Conn.  Hartford:  Press  of  Case, 
Tifllmy  &  Co.  1855.  8vo.  pp.  104. 

This  is  a  very  good  account  of  the  Scranton  family  (whose  pro- 
genitor was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Guilford),  arranged  on  the 
plan  of  the  Foote  Genealogy,  and  accompanied  by  a  good  index. 
Only  the  male  descendants  are  traced  throughout,  the  females 
being  duly  recorded  as  heads  of  families,  and  their  children  given, 
but  not  included  in  the  numbering,  or  traced  farther.  Prefixed  to 
the  genealogy  is  a  sketch  of  the  settlement  of  Guilford,  and  a  list 
of  the  first  planters.  The  whole  execution  of  the  book  is  highly 
creditable  to  the  author,  who  was  installed  at  Milford,  just  fifty 
years  before  the  date  of  this  publication,  and  whose  age  might  well 
be  pleaded  to  excuse  any  defects,  were  any  excuse  needed. 
14 


106  American  Genealogist. 

Historical  Sketch  of  Col.  Benjamin  Bellows,  Founder 
of  Walpole  :  An  Address,  on  occasion  of  the  gather- 
ing of  his  descendants  to  the  Consecration  of  his 
Monument,  at  Walpole,  N.  H.,  Oct.  11,  1854.  By 
Henry  W.  Bellows.  With  an  Appendix,  containing 
an  account  of  the  Family  Meeting.  New  York: 
John  A.  Gray,  printer,  95  and  97  Cliff  Street,  Cor. 
Frankfort.  1855. 

The  illustrations,  &c.,  are  a  view  of  the  monument  of  Col.  Bel- 
lows and  two  pages  of  inscriptions  thereon,  a  colored  plate  of  arms, 
and  tabular  pedigree.  There  is  no  attempt  to  trace  an  English 
pedigree.  Even  those  who  consider  genealogical  works  dry  read- 
ing, will  find  in  the  animated  descriptions  of  the  mode  of  life  and 
tone  of  society  a  hundred  years  ago,  with  which  this  book  is  en- 
riched, a  most  interesting  field  of  study.  I  regard  this  work  as  a 
model  in  many  respects,  and  hope  its  perusal  will  tempt  other  com- 
pilers of  family  records,  to  enliven  the  dry  details  of  dates  by  a 
judicious  use  of  tradition  and  anecdote. 

Genealogical  Sketch  of  the  Bird  Family,  having  its 
origin  in  Hartford,  Conn.  Hartford:  Elihu  Geer. 
1855.  pp.  24. 

This  little  pamphlet  contains  quite  an  outline  of  the  family  de- 
scendants from  Thomas  Bird  of  Hartford.  He  left  sons  Joseph 
and  James ;  but  of  the  descendants  of  Joseph  only  two  bearing  the 
name  were  known  to  the  author.  Thomas  Bird,  son  of  James,  was 
of  Avon,  and  had  three  sons,  John,  Joseph,  and  Jonathan,  from 
whom  have  come  those  bearing  the  name,  some  fifty  in  all.  The 
family  must  be  one  of  the  smallest  on  our  records. 


1856. 
Amory.      Amor  y  Amistad.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  30. 

This  account  of  the  Amory  family  is  a  reprint  from  the  Register,  x, 
59  (1856),  with  many  additions,  chiefly  biographical.  Only  twenty- 
seven  copies  were  printed  in  this  form,  and  it  is  of  coui'se  extremely 


American  Genealogist.  107 

rare.  The  fiimily  is  traced  to  Thomas  Amory  of  Somersetshire, 
whose  eldest  son  Thomas  Amory  of  Galy,  county  of  Kerry,  re- 
moved thither  probably  on  his  marriage  with  the  d:iughter  of  the 
nineteenth  Lord  Kerry,  and  was  grandfather  of  Thomas  Amory, 
author  of  the  Life  of  John  Bunde.  Jonathan,  youngest  son  of  the 
first  Thomas,  removed  to  South  Carolina,  and  was  Speaker  of  the 
legislature  and  treasurer  of  the  province.  Thomas,  his  son,  was  a 
mei'chant  at  the  Azores,  but  settled  at  Boston  in  1721.  Two  of  his 
sons,  Thomas  and  John,  left  issue;  and  besides  descendants  of  the 
name,  there  are  many  by  the  names  of  Dexter,  Deblois,  Sohier, 
Davis,  Codman,  Cunningham,  Lowell,  Jeffries,  and  Prescott.  The 
family  has  been  one  of  the  highest  social  position  in  Boston  since 
the  time  of  John  and  Jonathan,  who  were  great  merchants  before 
and  during  the  Revolution.  In  the  second  volume  of  the  Heraldic 
Journal  (Boston,  1866),  is  a  copy  of  a  pedigree  recorded  at  the 
College  of  Arms  at  Dublin. 

Thomas  C.  Amory,  the  writer  of  this  pamphlet,  has  since  pub- 
lished a  very  able  life  of  his  grandfather,  Governor  James  Sullivan. 

A  List  of  the  Descendants  of  Mr.  Joshua  "Woodman, 
who  settled  at  Kingston,  N.  H.,  about  1736.  By 
J.  H.  Woodman.  From  the  Press  of  J.  GrifKn, 
Brunswick,  Me.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  64. 

This  book  is  chiefly  composed  of  a  record  of  the  descendants  of 
Joshua  Woodman,  son  of  Archelaus,  who  was  grandson  of  Edward 
Woodman  of  Newbury,  1635.  There  was  a  Hercules  Woodman  who 
came  from  Malford  (probably  Christian  Malford,  county  of  Wilts), 
who  was  no  doubt  the  Archelaus  Woodman  who  settled  at  New- 
bury, and  left  no  issue.  As  these  two  emigrants  lived  in  the  same 
town,  and  Edward  had  a  grandson  named  Archelaus,  it  is  highly 
probable  that  they  were  brothers.  Edward  had  four  sons,  from 
whom  have  sprung  a  numerous  progeny.  This  record  is  full  only 
from  the  comparatively  late  date  of  Joshua's  marriage  in  1736, 
though  some  account  of  the  other  branches  will  here  be  found. 
The  family  seems  remarkable  for  longevity,  the  father  of  Joshua 
living  tofce  94,  himself  attaining  the  age  of  82,  and  of  his  children, 
twelve  in  number,  the  combined  ages  amount  to  996  years. 


108  Amekican  Genealogist. 


An  Imperfect  List  of  Descendants  from  Job  Lane, 
Wm.  Lane  of  Dorchester,  and  William  Lane  of 
Boston.  With  notices  of  some  others  of  the  same 
name. 

This  account  fills  six  quarto  pages,  and  was  prepared  by  E.  Lane, 
Esq.,  of  Chicago,  in  which  city  it  was  printed  in  1856,  and  contains 
short  notices  of  the  families  of  Job  of  Maiden,  and  William  of 
Boston,  but  a  very  good  account  of  the  Dorchester  and  Hingham 
family.  This  was  intended,  I  believe,  as  a  means  of  interesting  the 
different  members  of  the  family  in  their  family  history,  and  a  farther 
genealogy  may  be  expected.  Elsewhere  will  be  found  an  account 
of  Job  Lane  and  his  family ;  he  is  here  said  to  have  been  from 
Dorchester,  Eng.,  but  no  authority  is  quoted.  Gren.  Joseph  Lane 
of  Oregon,  and  Gen.  James  H.  Lane  of  Kansas,  names  familiar  to 
politicians,  are  here  said  to  be  sons  of  Amos  Lane  of  Westchester, 
N.  Y.,  but  the  previous  pedigree  is  untraced. 

A  Historical  and  Genealogical  Record  of  the  Descend- 
ants of  Timothy  Rockwood.  Born  in  Medway, 
July  5,  1727.  Died  in  Holliston,  Feb.  21,  1806. 
Compiled  from  Authentic  Sources.  By  E.  L.  Rock- 
wood.  Boston,  Mass. :  Published  by  the  Compiler. 
1856.  12mo.  pp.  146  and  v. 

This  record  comprises  only  one  branch  of  the  Rockwood  family, 
Timothy  being  grandson  of  John  R.,  who  was  a  grandson  of  Rich- 
ard Rocket  or  Rockwood  of  Dorchester  and  Braintree.  A  valuable 
genealogy  of  other  branches  of  this  family  will  be  found  in  Morse's 
History  of  Holliston  and  Sherhorn.  This  record  seems  very  com- 
plete for  the  limited  extent  embraced  in  its  plan,  and  contains  the 
descendants  in  the  female  line,  as  well  as  those  of  the  name  of 
Rockwood  ;  the  biographies  contain  many  particulars  of  the  indi- 
viduals cited,  of  interest  chiefly  to  relatives.  The  frontispiece  is  a 
view  of  the  old  homestead.  This  book  was  printed  at  Boston  by 
Bazin  &  Chandler.  The  reader  will  note  the  error  of  geneological, 
in  more  places  in  this  book  probably  than  in  any  other  extant.  The 
index  is  very  good. 


American  Genealogist.  109 


A  Family  Eecorcl  of  the  Descendants  of  Sergt.  Edward 
Hjnman,  who  first  appeared  at  Stratford  in  Connec- 
ticut about  1(350.  Collected  from  State,  Colony, 
Town  and  Church  Records ;  also  from  old  Bibles 
and  aged  people.  By  R.  R.  Hinman,  Esq.,  of  New 
York.   1856. 

This  is  the  sixth  part  of  Mr.  tlinman's  Puritan  Settlers  of  Con- 
necticut, of"  which  it  forms  pp.  805-884;  but  as  it  is  also  issued 
separately  with  a  title  page  I  notice  it  here.  It  has  been  supposed 
that  Edward  Inman,  an  early  settler  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  was 
identical  with  the  above  Edward  Hinman,  but  such  the  author 
states  is  not  the  case.  Mr.  Hinman,  however,  considers  the  names 
Inman  and  Hinman  to  have  the  same  origin.  The  illustrations  are 
portraits  of  the  author,  of  E.  Hinman,  and  of  Col.  John  E.  Hin- 
man of  Utica,  N.  Y.)  and  the  coat  of  arms  of  Inman,  as  described 
by  Burke,  but  which  is  here  called  Hinman.  The  genealogy  is 
very  thoroughly  prepared. 

An  Account  of  the  Temple  Family,  with  Notes  and 
Pedigree  of  the  Family  of  Bowdoin.  Reprinted 
from  the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Register,  with  Corrections  and  Additions,  by  W.  H. 
Whitmore.  Boston :  Printed  for  private  circulation 
only,  by  Button  &  Wentworth.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  15. 

The  Temples  here  recorded  belong  to  the  well  known  English 
family,  from  which  sprung  Peter  Temple  of  Stow,  who  died  in 
1577,  leaving  two  sons,  John  and  Anthony.  This  last  named  was 
ancestor  of  Sir  William  Temple,  the  famous  statesman,  and  of  the 
Temples,  viscounts  Palmerston.  From  the  elder  son  John  was  de- 
scended Sir  Thomas  Temple,  baronet,  and  the  eldest  line  is  now 
represented  through  female  descent,  by  the  duke  of  Buckingham. 
The  baronetcy  descended  to  Sir  John  Temple,  born  at  Ten  Hills, 
Maiden,  Mass.,  who  married  a  daughter  of  Gov.  Bowdoin  of  Mass., 
and  who  is  largely  noticed  in  the  Revolutionary  history.  His  son 
succeeded  to  the  title;  his  daughter  married  the  Hon.  Thomas  L. 
Winthrop.     This   record  contains  much   new  matter  from  family 


110  American  Genealogist. 

papers,  and  includes  notes  on  the  Nelson  and  Emmett  families. 
In  the  third  and  fourth  volumes  of  the  Herald  and  Genealogist 
(London,  1866),  are  several  articles  on  the  Temples,  adding  much  to 
our  previous  knowledge.  The  Heraldic  Journal,  vol.  il,  has 
also  some  new  items.  The  Bowdoins  are  descended  from  Pierre 
Baudouin,  a  Huguenot,  whose  grandson  was  governor  of  Massachu- 
setts;  and  the  college  at  Brunswick,  Me.,  perpetuates  the  name. 
No  legitimate  descendants  of  James,  son  of  Pierre,  now  remain, 
who  have  inherited  the  name  of  Bowdoin,  but  John,  a  younger  son 
of  the  emigrant,  removed  to  Virginia,  and  the  family  still  flourishes 
there.  Several  of  the  descendants  of  Sir  John  Temple  have 
assumed  the  name  of  Bowdoin,  according  to  the  will  of  James  B., 
son  of   the  governor. 


Thomas  Judd  and  his  Descendants.  By  Sylvester 
Judd,  of  Northampton,  Mass.  Northampton: 
Prmted  by  J.  &  L.  Metcalf.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  112. 

This  is  an  admirable  account  of  the  family  descended  from 
Thomas  Judd  of  Cambridge,  1634,  Hartford,  1636,  and  Farming- 
ton,  Conn.,  1644.  He  was  a  deputy  to  the  general  court  many 
times,  deacon  of  the  church  at  Farmington,  and  a  large  proprietor 
of  lands  there.  He  had  six  sons,  all  of  whom  have  had  large  issue, 
and  this  genealogy  is  divided  in  six  parts,  in  correspondence  with 
this  fact ;  an  index  prefixed  to  the  record  enables  the  reader  to 
refer  to  the  diiferent  branches  and  generations.  The  names  re- 
corded amount  to  1882.  This  register  is  very  full,  and  well  arranged, 
as  might  have  been  expected  from  the  reputation  of  the  author, 
who  was  the  standard  authority  on  all  points  of  genealogy  relating 
to  families  settled  in  the  Connecticut  valley.  Very  many  persons 
who  have  felt  interested  in  family  history,  will  acknowledge  the 
liberality  and  patience  with  which  Mr.  Judd  answered  the  queries 
propounded  him  concerning  any  family  of  which  he  had  a  know- 
ledge. His  son,  Sylvester,  was  a  minister  at  Augusta,  Me.,  where 
he  died  in  1853,  author  of  Margaret,  and  Richard  Edney,  two  of 
the  most  remarkable  American  novels  ever  issued.  The  former 
work  has  been  beautifully  illustrated  by  Darley. 


American  Genealogist.  Ill 


The  Worcester  Family;  or  the  Descendants  of  Rev. 
William  Worcester,  wilh  a  Brief  Notice  of  the 
Connecticut  Wooster  Family.  Collected  by  J.  F. 
Worcester,  Ljam:  W.  W.  Kellogg,  Printer.  1856. 
8vo.  pp.  111. 

The  Rev.  William  Worcester  was  pastor  of  the  first  church  at 
SaHsbuvy,  Mass  ,  from  its  formation  ia  1638,  to  his  death  in  1662. 
He  had  three  sons  who  left  issue,  viz:  Samuel,  William,  and  Moses: 
the  former  being  the  progenitor  of  the  branch  traced  in  this  book 
in  a  very  complete  manner.  At  p.  87  will  be  found  a  partial  record 
of  the  descendants  of  Moses,  which  the  compiler  has  not  had  the 
material  to  finish.  Pp.  107-8  contain  a  few  generations  of  the  family 
of  Edward  Wooster  of  Milford  and  Derby,  Conn.,  but  no  connection 
is  known  to  exist  between  the  two  emigrants,  Edward  and  William. 
There  have  been  several  ministers  in  the  family  of  Samuel  Worcester, 
and  in  this  book  are  portraits  of  the  Rev.  Noah  of  Thornton,  N.  H., 
and  the  Rev.  Samuel  of  Salem  ;  another  distinguished  member  of  the 
family  is  Joseph  E.  Worcester,  the  compiler  of  the  well  known 
dictionaries.  An  engraving  of  a  coat  of  arms  is  given,  according 
to  a  memorandum  found  among  the  papers  of  the  Rev.  Francis 
W.  of  Hollis,  who  was  born  in  1698 ;  the  age  of  the  document  is 
much  in  favor  of  its  validity. 


Historical  Sketch  and  Genealogy  of  George  and 
Thomas  Geer,  from  1621  to  1856.  By  James 
Geer.  Hartford:  Elihu  Geer,  printer.  1856.  12mo. 
pp.  84. 

For  these  emigrants,  tradition  claims  a  descent  from  John  Geer 
of  Hevitree,  county  of  Devon,  or  from  a  family  settled  at  Shore- 
ham  in  the  same  county;  but  no  proof  is  found  of  either  report. 
Part  I,  pp.  21-78.  relate  to  the  issue  of  George  Geer  of  New 
London,  Conn.,  subdividing  the  account  into  six  parts,  in  each  of 
which  one  of  the  sons  of  George  is  considered  the  head  and  his 
descendants  are  numbered  from  him.  These  records  begin  as  fol- 
lows:  Jonathan, 'p.  22;  Joseph,  p.  27;  Daniel,  p.  33;  Robert,  p. 


112  American  Genealogist. 

38  ;  Isaac,  p.  61 ;  Jeremiah,  p.  74.  Part  ii  gives  us  the  family  of 
Thomas  Greer  of  Enfield,  whose  only  son  Shubael  was  married  in 
1703,  a  fact  which  will  account"  for  the  small  number  of  descend- 
ants recorded  in  this  branch.  The  genealogy  makes  a  very  neat 
little  record,  and  is  apparently  quite  full.  The  frontispiece  is  a 
Geer  coat  of  arms,  printed  in  colors  ;  but  of  course  as  no  pedigree  is 
found  of  the  emigrant,  the  family  here  can  have  no  right  to  the  arms. 

A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Families  of  Lawrences, 
with  a  direct  male  line  from  Sir  Robert  Lawrence 
of  Lancashire,  A.  D.  1190:  down  to  John  Law- 
rence of  Watertown,  A.  D.  1636  :  with  notices  of 
others  of  same  name  in  different  states.  By  Mercy 
Hale  Stowe,  Mass.  Boston :  Printed  for  the 
Author.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  20. 

This  pamphlet  relates  of  one  branch  chiefly,  that  of  which 
Amos  Lawrence  of  Fitchburg  was  the  head.  His  descendants  are 
recorded  both  in  the  male  and  female  lines,  and  the  work  speaks 
well  for  the  perseverance  of  the  compiler,  who  is,  moreover,  ex- 
empted by  her  sex  from  any  harsh  criticism. 

Genealogy  of  the  Sanborn"  Family.  By  Nathan  San- 
horn,  M.  D.,  Henniker.  N.  H.  From  the  N.  Eng- 
land Hist.  &  Gen.  Register,  July  and  October,  1856. 
Boston :  Printed  by  H.  W.  Button  &  Son.  1856. 
8vo.  pp.  21. 

It  is  supposed  that  the  name  of  Sanborn,  is  a  corruption  of  that 
of  Samhorn,  which  is  still  to  be  found  in  England,  though  no  con- 
nection can  be  traced  to  the  family  herein  recorded,  descended  from 
John  and  William  S.  of  Hampton.  The  record  here  given  is  a  very 
well  arranged  genealogy,  in  the  strict  meaning  of  the  terra,  enumer- 
ating over  six  hundred  and  fifty  of  the  name.  The  members  of 
the  family  have  formed  an  Association,  of  which  Dr.  Sanborn  is 
recording  secretary,  and  farther  publications  are  promised,  though 
none,  I  believe,  have  yet  been  issued.  An  English  coat  of  arms  is 
given  on  p.  1,  as  a  matter  of  curiosity  solely,  copied  from  Burke's 
Armori/. 


American  Genealogist. 


113 


A  Memoir,  Biographical  and  Genealogical,. of  Sir  John 
Leverett,  Knt.,  Governor  of  Massachusetts,  1673- 
79;  of  Hon.  John  Leverett,  F.  R.  S.  Judge  of  the 
Supreme  Court,  and  President  of  Harvard  College; 
and  of  the  Familv  generally.  Boston :  Crosby, 
Nichols  &  Co.  ISdQ.  8vo.  pp.  203. 

Thomas  Leverett,  unquestionably  of  a  good  family  and  an  alder- 
man of  Boston,  England,  came  here  in  1633,  in  company  with  Rev. 
John  Cotton.  He  was  highly  esteemed  in  his  new  home,  and 
dying  in  1650,  left  issue  :  Jane,  who  probably  died  unmarried, 
Anne,  wife  of  Isaac  Addington,  and  one  son  John.  Pp.  31  -48  are 
devoted  to  the  descendants  of  Addington,  in  the  female  line,  Isaac 
Jun.,  the  only  son,  dying  s.  p.,  being  in  the  names  of  Davenport, 
Townsend,  Sale,  Hickling,  Mosely,  &c.  John  Leverett  married 
first  Hannah,  daughter  of  Ralph  Hudson,  by  whom  he  had  an  only 
son,  and  secondly  Sarah  Sedgwick.  In  1614  he  went  to  England, 
and  served  under  Cromwell,  returning  to  Boston  about  1648,  and 
filled  various  important  and  honorable  offices,  being  agent  to  Eng- 
land, speaker  of  the  house,  major-general,  deputy-governor,  and 
governor.  He  was  knighted  by  Charles  II,  but  probably  never 
assumed  the  title,  and  dying  in  1679,  was  honored  by  the  universal 
regret  of  the  colony.  Three  portraits  of  him  have  been  preserved, 
two  of  which  are  engraved  for  this  record.  His  only  son,  Hudson, 
did  not  attain  to  any  distinction;  but  the  descendants  of  his 
daughters  here  recorded,  Cookes,  Saltonstalls,  Hubbards,  Dudleys, 
Olivers,  and  others,  have  been  among  our  most  prominent  citizens. 
John,  son  of  Hudson  Leverett,  became  speaker,  councillor,  judge 
of  probate  and  of  the  superior  court,  and  president  of  Harvard 
College.  He  was  twice  married,  but  left  no  sons :  his  descendants 
being  now  in  the  Denison  and  Rogers  Family.  Thomas  Leverett 
th#  other  son  of  Hudson  L.  and  sole  heir  male,  was  a  surgeon  and 
died  young,  leaving  an  only  son  Knight  Leverett,  who  had  issue 
John  and  Thomas.  The  latter  was  father  of  Benjamin,  and  grand- 
father of  the  author  of  this  book  —  Rev.  Charles  Edward  Leverett 
rector  of  Prince  William's  parish.  South  Carolina.  A  brother  of  the 
author  was  Frederic  Percival  L.,  a  distinguished  scholar,  principal 
15 


114  American  Genealogist. 

of  the  Latin  School  at  Boston,  and  compiler  of  the  well  known 
Latin  Lexicon  which  bears  his  name.  A  good  portrait  and  memoir 
will  be  found  in  this  book.  We  have  been  a  little  more  explicit  in 
our  notice  of  this  family,  since  there  are  others  of  the  name  not 
descended  from  Thomas.  The  genealogy  is  very  full,  and  a  tabu- 
lar pedigree  inserted  at  p.  193,  renders  it  very  easy  of  examination. 
The  notes  on  the  marriages  are  very  interesting,  as  are  the  biogra- 
phies and  family  documents. 

I  have  in  my  possession,  a  coat  of  arms,  the  same  as  described  in 
this  book,  formerly  owned  by  the  father  of  the  late  James  Munroe 
the  well  known  publisher  of  Boston.  The  elder  gentleman  lived 
at  Cambridge  and  bought  many  curious  articles,  and  probably  ob- 
tained this  relic  from  President  Leverett's  family.  It  was  a  water- 
color  painting  on  vellum,  and  at  least  a  hundred  and  fifty  years 
old,  judging  from  its  appearance  when  I  obtained  it.  On  the 
wooden  back  were  several  leverets  or  hares,  stamped  with  a  hot 
■iron,  as  if  a  brand  for  marking  wood  or  leather.  I  regret  that  an 
ignorant  picture  restorer,  to  whom  I  incautiously  entrusted  it  to 
clean,  improved  it  by  repainting  it  in  oil :  but  several  gentlemen 
saw  it  in  its  primitive  state. 

The  History  and  Antiquities  of  the  Name  and  Family 
of  KiLBOURN  (in  its  varied  orthography).  By  Payne 
Kenyon  Kilbourne,  A.  M.,  member  of  the  New 
England  Historic-Genealogical  Society.  New  Ha- 
ven: Durrie  &  Peck.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  488. 

We  have  already  noticed  the  first  form  in  which  Mr.  Kilbourne's 
collections  were  published.  Some  seven  years  afterwards  he  tells 
us,  he  found  in  a  volume  of  Wills  from  the  Register  of  Bury  St. 
Edmunds,  published  by  the  Camden  Society,  an  incidental  notice 
of  certain  persons  of  the  name  located,  early  in  the  seventeeilth 
century,  at  Wood  Ditton,  county  of  Cambridge,  Eng.,  and  searches 
at  that  place  proved  that  this  was  the  birth  place  of  Thomas  Kil- 
borne,  the  emigrant.  Pp.  9-33  contain  notes  relative  to  different 
persons  and  places  in  England  bearing  the  Kilburn  name,  of  little 
use  to  the  genealogist,  but  indications  of  the  patient  and  continued 


American  Genealogist.  115 

labor  of  the  compiler  ;  and  some  iutcrpolated  pages;  34  -  38,  are  de- 
voted to  extracts  from  English  parish  records  ;  pp.  39-46,  are  like 
the  first  notes,  and  pp.  47-53,  give  us  the  records  at  Wood  Ditton, 
and  an  account  of  a  visit  to  it.  with  an  engraving  of  the  church 
there;  pp.  54-72,  contain  more  biographies  and  registers;  pp.  33- 
38,  contain  the  genealogy  of  the  issue  of  Thomas  Kilbourn  in  the 
line  of  his  son  John,  and  this  part  of  the  book  is  enlivened  by  the 
introduction  of  biographies  and  anecdotes  to  a  greater  degree  than 
are  most  of  our  fjimily  histories ;  pp.  339  -  365,  are  given  to  the 
posterity  of  George,  another  son  of  Thomas,  who  settled  at  Rowley, 
Mass.,  but  owing  to  the  difficulty  of  obtaining  information  this  part 
is  much  inferior  in  extent  to  the  preceding.  Several  appendices 
follow,  containing  memoranda  of  interest,  and  the  volume  closes 
with  a  very  complete  index.  The  reader  will  notice,  perhaps,  an 
excess  of  data  unconnected  with  the  object  of  the  book ;  but  where 
so  much  has  been  collected,  it  is  hard  to  fix  a  limit  to  the  publica- 
tion. Many  of  these  notes  from  English  records  and  books  may 
yet  prove  of  service,  if  any  one  desires  to  trace  the  pedigree  to  a 
more  remote  time. 

The  late  Mr.  Kilbourne,  the  author,  was  a  zealous  antiquary, 
and  owing  to  his  exertions,  a  family  historical  society  was  formed, 
and  accounts  of  their  annual  meetings  were  published  for  several 
years.  It  was  as  agent  for  this  society  that  he  visited  England 
to  trace  out  the  early  recoi'ds  of  the  name,  and  its  support  enabled 
the  writer  to  produce  so  complete  and  valuable  a  genealogy. 

The  Neal  Record :  being  a  list  of  the  Descendants  of 
John  Neale,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Salem, 
Mass.  Compiled  by  Theodore  Augustus  Neal. 
Boston:  Henry  W.  Button  &  Son,  Printers.  1856. 
8vo.  pp.  30. 

This  is  an  account  of  the  issue  of  one  of  the  name  only,  of  those 
here  at  an  early  date ;  of  the  other  emigrants,  Henry  of  Braintree 
is  credited  with  twenty-one  children,  and  Walter  of  New  Hamp- 
shire is  thought  to  have  been  the  ancestor  of  the  family  in  that 
state  :  so  that  the  present  list  covers  but  a  small  portion  of  the 
bearers    of  the  name.      Mr.  Neal  thinks   his   ancestor  may  have 


116  American  Genealogist. 

belonged  to  tbe  Neales  of  Dean,  county  of  Bedford,  because  one  of 
that  family  married  a  cousin  of  Oliver  Cromwell,  and  there  is  a 
tradition  in  his  family  of  their  descent  from  the  protector.  We  do 
not  put  any  reliance  however  on  this  coincidence,  less  even  than 
the  author,  because  we  have  found  the  same  report  in  other  fami- 
lies, and  because  the  error  admits  of  any  easy  solution,  as  there 
were  several  Cromwells  in  New  England,  one  being  a  settler  at 
Salem.  There  is  a  folding  sheet  pedigree  at  the  commencement  of 
the  book ;  and  the  appearance  of  the  whole  is  neat  and  workman- 
like.    The  plan  is  substantially  that  used  in  the  Register. 

Record  of  the  Coe  Family,  1596-1865.  New  York: 
John  A.  Gray's  Fire-Proof  Printing  Office,  16  and 
18  Jacob  St.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  14. 

The  author  of  this  little  pamphlet,  Rev.  David  B.  Coe,  D.D., 
does  not  claim  for  it  the  merit  of  completeness,  but  to  preserve  an 
outline  of  the  family  history,  he  published  such  portions  of  the 
information  he  had  gained  as  might  enable  others  to  trace  their 
descent  from  Robert  Coe  of  Stamford,  Conn.  This  Robert  was  of 
Watertown,  but  went  to  Wethersfield  with  the  party  that  colonized 
that  town.  He  was  also  a  leader  in  the  division  at  the  latter  place,  set- 
tled at  Stamford,  then  went  to  Newtown,  L.  I.,  and  finally  rested  at 
Jamaica,  L.  I.  He  was  a  magistrate  and  evidently  one  of  the  lead- 
ing men  in  the  colony.  He  left  three  sons,  from  whom  has  sprung 
a  numerous  progeny.  The  contents  of  this  book  are  strictly  of  a 
genealogical  nature,  but  are  clearly  arranged  and  full  in  respect  to 
dates. 


1857. 

Genealogy  of  the  descendants  of  Several  Ancient 
Puritans  by  the  names  of  Adams,  Bullard,  Hol- 
BROOK,  RocKWOOD,  SANGER,  Grout,  Goulding  and 
TwiTCHELL.  By  Rev.  Abner  Morse,  A.  M.  Boston : 
Printed  for  the  Author.  1857.  8vo.  pp.  358. 

This   is  the  first   volume  of  a  series.     It  contains  the  Adams, 
Bullard,  Holbrook,  Rockwood  and  Sanger  families,  reprinted  from 


American  Genealogist,  117 

the  author's  History  of  Sherhorn,  Holliston  and  Medway,  aud 
apparently  with  the  same  types,  though  additions  to  the  several 
families  are  made,  sometimes  to  the  extent  of  two  or  three  pages. 
To  these  are  added  the  Grout,  Goulding,  and  Twitchell  families, 
which  are  but  slightly  noticed  in  the  history.  There  are  three 
coats  of  arms,  viz. :  those  of  certain  Grout,  Holbrook,  and  Rock- 
wood  families ;  but  they  probably  do  not  belong  to  the  families 
here.  There  are  also  20  portraits,  viz. :  of  J.  Q.  Adams;  A.,  Hon.  H. 
M.,  Rev.  Malachi,  and  John  Bullard ;  J.  G.,  Jno.  C,  and  Amos 
Holbrook;  Ebenezer,  and  Rev.  Otis  Rockwood ;  L.  D.  Gale,  Mrs. 
Abigail  (Grout)  Hale,  Harry  Hale,  Harry  Grout,  Jonathan  Grout, 
Rev.  Geo.  G.  Hapgood,  Geo.  Sprague,  Capt.  Peter  Almon,  and 
Genery  Twitchell;  and  an  outline  profile  of  Hon.  Jonathan  Grout. 
To  some  copies  of  this  volume  the  author's  Litchfield  Genealogy 
(1855)  is  added. 


Chief  of  the  Pilgrims;  or  the  Life  and  Time  of  William 
Brewster,  RuUng  Elder  of  the  Pilgrim  Company 
that  founded  New  Plymouth,  the  Parent  Colony 
of  New  England,  in  1620.  By  the  Rev.  Ashbel 
Steele,  A.  M.,  Washington  City.  Illustrated  with 
five  steel  and  four  other  engravings.  Philadelphia: 
J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.  1857. 

We  learn  from  the  preface,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  descendants 
of  William  Brewster,  held  in  1853,  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
procure  the  publication  of  a  biography  of  the  pilgrim,  and  that  Mr. 
Steele,  who  had  already  made  some  collections,  was  accordingly 
chosen  to  do  the  work.  This  biography  contains  probably  all  that 
is  now  known  concerning  Brewster,  the  valuable  portions  being 
those  taken  from  Mr.  Hunter's  Founders,  and  Bradford's  History  ; 
but  the  author  makes  a  good  use  of  materials  familiar  only  to  the 
student,  and  has  prepared  a  very  interesting  account  for  general 
circulation.  Mr.  Hunter  has  informed  us  that  William  Brewster 
was  of  Scrooby,  county  of  Notts;  but  farther  back  in  the  pedigree 
than  his  supposed  father  William  B.,  nothing  is  yet  known.  The 
author  says  an  old  coat  of  arms  is  preserved  in  a  family  at  Ports- 


118  American  Genealogist. 

mouth,  N.  H.,  the  same  as  that  borne  by  the  Brewsters  of  Wrent- 
ham,  county  of  Suffolk. 

Mr.  Steele  promises  another  volume  of  the  genealogy  of  the  de- 
scendants of  William  Brewster,  and  consequently  gives  only  the 
particulai'S  of  the  sons  and  daughters  of  the  elder.  Yet  even  in 
this  generation  he  seems  to  have  been  led  into  error,  as  at  p.  350 
he  gives  a  place  to  Wrestling  Brewster,  who,  all  accounts  agree  in 
saying,  died  unmarried ;  but  who  is  here  placed  at  the  head  of  a 
New  Hampshire  branch.  Mr.  Savage,  in  his  Dictionary,  declares 
this  pedigree  to  be  fictitious,  founded  on  deeds  and  accounts  forged 
during  the  last  century,  and  his  authority  will  be  held  suflB.cient 
by  all.  He  makes  the  New  Hampshire  family  spring  from  a  John 
Bruster  of  Portsmouth,  1665,  and  probably  earlier.  There  was 
also  a  Francis  Brewster  of  New  Haven,  early,  and  a  Nathaniel,  pro- 
bably his  son,  descendants  of  whom  are  still  to  be  found  on  Long 
Island. 

As  the  coat  of  arms  before  mentioned  is  found  in  the  family 
whose  origin  is  thus  disputed,  it  can  hardly  be  considered  of  any 
authority  in  tracing  the  English  pedigree ;  and  I  believe  the  name 
of  Brewster  is  far  from  being  an  uncommon  one  in  England. 

A  Brief  Genealogy  of  the  Whipple  Family  ;  compiled 
for  Oliver  Mayhew  Whipple,  Esq.,  of  Lowell.  1857. 
[On  reverse  of  title,  Compiled  by  John  H.  Boutelle, 
of  Woburn.  Printed  by  E.  D.  Green  &  Co.,  Lowell.] 
large  12 mo.  pp.  36. 

Matthew  and  John  Whipple,  brothers,  were  early  settled  at  Ips- 
wich, and  were  the  ancestors  of  a  large  and  esteemed  family  in 
New  England.  This  record  contains  a  portion  of  these  descend- 
ants, though  those  sprung  from  Matthew  occupy  the  greater  part  of 
the  book,  and  the  register  is  not  very  convenient  for  reference,  as 
no  plan  of  cross-enumeration  is  used.i  Still  the  early  generations 
of  both  branches  are  well  traced,  and  some  very  valuable  extracts 
from  wills  and  deeds  are  given,  which  correct  previous  errors.     In 


'It  is  but  justice  to  Mr.  John  Alonzo  Boutelle,  who  is  one  of  the  moat 
careful  genealogists,  to  state  that  his  manuscript,  which  he  says  had  cross- 
references,  was  not  printed  vinder  his  superintendence. 


American  Genealogist.  119 

a  notice  of  this  work  in  the  Register  (xi,  360),  I  noted  some  cor- 
rections of  statements  of  mine  in  the  Lane  Genealogy.  Elder 
John  "Whipple,  the  emigrant,  had  a  son  John  who  married  Martha 
Reyner,  and  by  her  had  Susanna,  who  married  her  second  cousin, 
John  Lane.  A  brother  of  this  Susanna  was  Major  Matthew  W., 
whose  grandson,  William,  was  a  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence, and  brigadier  general  at  the  capture  of  Burgoyne.  As 
John  and  Matthew  are  names  used  in  both  branches  of  the  family, 
this  book  needs  to  be  carefully  examined  by  those  wishing  to 
identify  one  of  the  name.  The  record  from  Elder  John  occupies 
pp.  29  -  34  ;  and  on  the  latter  page  is  a  note  concerning  the  Whip- 
pies  of  Rhode  Island,  sprung  from  a  David  W.,  probably  not  re- 
lated to  the  foregoing.  Felt's  History  of  Ipswich  notices  several  of 
the  name,  but  confuses  the  families,  that  should  be  collated  with 
this  genealogy. 

Hoyt  Family.  A  Genealogical  History  of  John  Hott 
of  Salisbury,  and  David  Hoyt  of  Deerfield  (Massa- 
chusetts), and  their  Descendants:  with  Some  Ac- 
count of  the  Early  Connecticut  Hoyts,  and  an 
Appendix  containing  the  Family  Record  of  William 
Barnes  of  Salisbury,  a  List  of  the  First  Settlers  of 
Salisbury  and  Amesbury,  etc.  By  David  W.  Hoyt, 
member  of  the  New  England  Historical  and  Genea- 
logical Society.  Boston  :  C.  Benjamin  Richardson, 
1857.  8vo.  pp.  144. 

The  title  of  this  volume  renders  any  long  explanation  of  its  con- 
tents unnecessary.  The  great  portion,  pp.  15-122,  is  devoted  to 
the  family  of  John  Hoyt,  and  it  is  in  all  respects  a  thorough,  well 
arranged  work,  creditable  to  the  author.  The  introduction  con- 
tains an  account  of  the  early  settlers  in  New  England  of  the  name, 
and  the  author  shows  a  commendable  judgment  in  his  estimate  of 
the  traditions  and  coats  of  arms  preserved  in  the  family.  'The 
illustrations  are  portraits  of  A.  G.  Hoit,  the  artist,  and  David 
Starr  Hoyt,  who  served  in  Mexico  under  Gen.  Scott,  and  was  killed 
during  the  Kansas  troubles;  and  an  engraving  of  an  old  house  in 
Deerfield,  long  occupied  by  the  iloyts. 


120  American  Genealogist. 


Origin  and  Genealogy  of  the  American  Hildreths  ;  a 
Letter  to  D.  M.  Hildreth,  Esq.,  New  Orleans,  from 
Richard  Hildreth.  [From  the  New  England  His- 
torical and  Genealogical  Register.]  Boston  :  Henry 
W.  Button  &  Son,  Printers.  1857.  pp.  8. 

This  little  pamphlet  gives  considerable  information  concerning 
the  family,  tracing  it  from  Richard  H.  of  Woburn,  1643,  and  after- 
wards of  Chelmsford,  Mass.  The  bearers  of  the  name  have  resided 
in  that  town,  at  Westford,  Dracut,  and  Methuen  ;  and  branches  have 
spread  out  into  New  Hampshire  and  Vermont,  Ohio,  Long  Island, 
and  Virginia.  Nothing  is  known  of  the  family  of  the  emigrant 
before  he  came  here. 

Memoranda  relating  to  the  Lane,  Retner  and  Whip- 
ple Families,  Yorkshire  and  Massachusetts.  Re- 
printed from  the  New  England  Historical  and 
Genealogical  Register  for  April  and  July,  1857. 
By  W.  H.  Whitmore.  Boston :  Henry  W.  Button 
&  Son,  Printers.  1857.  8vo.  pp.  24. 

This  is  a  collection  of  very  curious  and  valuable  papers  preserved 
in  the  Lane  family,  relating  to  some  property  owned  by  the  Reyners 
and  Lanes  in  Yorkshire.  Job  Lane  of  Maiden,  married  a  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  John  Reyner  of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  a  minister  of  good 
repute  here,  who  emigrated  with  his  brother,  Humphrey  R.,  from 
Gildersome,  county  of  York.  His  wife  was  of  the  family  of  Boyes 
of  Edgton,  county  of  York ;  one  brother  was  killed  near  Leeds  in 
1643,  at  Seacroft  fight,  and  others  lived  near  Gildersome,  as  did 
the  Reyners.  Job  Lane  purchased  from  his  brother-in-law,  Jachin 
Reyner,  all  his  right,  and  the  earliest  and  most  important  of  these 
letters  are  from  John  Dickinson  of  Gildersome,  whose  wife  was 
probably  a  niece  of  John  Reyner,  and  who  writes  many  interesting 
items  about  the  family  aod  property.  The  Rev.  Peter  Prudden,  born 
at  Edgton,  married  Joanna  Boys,  sister  of  Reyner's  wife,  and  two 
other  sisters  seem  to  have  married,  respectively,  Robinson,  and 
Symonds.  This  case  is,  perhaps,  the  only  one  in  New  England, 
where  a  family  kept  any  property  in  England,  from  the  first  settle- 


American  Genealogist.  121 

meat  here  till  after  the  Revolution.  The  Lane  family  has  remained 
settled  mainly  at  Bedford,  Mass.,  and  is  connected  with  the  Whip- 
pies,  Whitmores.  Pages,  Chandlers,  and  others.  I  have  always  felt 
thankful  for  having  been  the  means  of  making  public  these  docu- 
ments, and  I  trust  my  good  fortune  will  stimulate  others  to  trace 
out  all  the  collections  of  old  papers  of  which  they  may  hear. 

Brief  Memoir  of  the  Family  of  Shelton  of  Connecticut. 
[Reprinted  from  the  New  England  Historical  and 
Genealogical  Register.]     Boston:  1857,  pp.  5. 

This  memoir  was  prepared  by  B.  Homer  Dixon,  Esq.,  and  after 
mentioning  some  instances  in  which  the  name  occurs  on  English 
records,  he  mentions  Daniel  Shelton  of  Stratford,  Conn.,  1680,  the 
ancestor  of  the  family  here.  The  genealogy  of  one  branch  only  is 
given,  and  that  is  traced  to  the  present  day. 

Mr.  Dixon  has  devoted  much  attention  to  the  subject  of  the 
derivation  of  surnames,  and  has  privately  published  two  editions  of 
a  work  bearing  the  title.  Surnames,  both  printed  in  1857.  In  the 
latter  will  be  found  some  notes  on  the  ancestry  of  the  Homers. 

Genealogy  of  the  Sigourney  Family.  By  Henry  H. 
W.  Sigourney.  Boston  and  Cambridge :  James 
Munroe  &  Co.  1857.  8vo.  pp.  31. 

Andrew  Sigourney,  or  Andre  Sejourne,  was  one  of  the  Hugue- 
nots who  came  to  Boston  in  1686,  and  here  constituted  a  church. 
He  had  a  son  Andrew,  who  married  Mary  Germaine,  and  had 
Andrew,  Anthony,  and  Daniel;  from  whom  is  descended  quite  a 
large  and  well  known  family.  The  register  of  these  descendants  is 
apparently  nearly  complete,  and  is  full  in  dates  and  well  arranged. 
Two  daughters  of  this  Andrew  Jun.,  married  respectively  Martin 
Brimmer  and  Samuel  Dexter,  and  their  issue  is  recorded  on  pp. 
22-24.  Martin  Brimmer  was  born  at  Osten,  near  Hamburg,  in 
1697 ;  the  name  has  been  perpetuated  to  the  present  day,  one  of 
the  most  distinguished  mayors  of  Boston  bearing  it.  The  notes,  pp. 
22-31,  also  contain  notices  of  the  families  of  Brimmer,  Sloan,  Jep- 
son,  Butler,  Oliver,  Bond,  Sohier,  Inches,  and  Otis,  all  connected 
by  marriage  with  the  Sigourneys. 
16 


122  American  Genealogist. 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  John  Lawrence,  of 
Wisset,  in  Sufiblk,  England,  and  of  Watertown  and 
Groton,  Massachusetts.  Boston :  Puhlished  for  the 
Author  by  S.  K.  Whipple  &  Co.  1857.  8vo.  pp. 
191. 

This  work,  the  fifth  we  have  recorded  devoted  to  the  history  of 
this  family,  comprises  a  very  extensive  record  of  the  descendants 
of  John  Lawrence  in  the  male  line,  and  of  one  generation  in  the 
female  line.  The  researches  of  Mr.  H.  Gr.  Somerby,  have  shown 
that  John,  the  emigrant,  was  the  son  of  Henry  of  Wisset,  county 
of  Suifulk,  and  that  his  ancestors  had  lived  for  seven  generations 
at  that  place,  and  Rumburg,  in  the  same  county.  It  is  possible 
that  this  family  was  a  branch  of  the  Lawrences  of  Ashton  Hall, 
concerning  whom  see  the  Herald  and  Genealogist  and  Miscellanea 
Genealogica  et  Heraldica  for  1867.  The  first  twelve  pages  of  this 
memoir  refer  to  the  English  pedigree,  and  the  record  which  follows  is 
admirably  arranged  and  unusually  full  in  respect  to  dates.  The  most 
distinguished  bearers  of  the  name,  probably,  have  been  Abbott, 
Amos,  Samuel,  William,  and  Luther,  sons  of  Samuel  Lawrence  of 
Groton,  and  of  whom  the  first  four  were  distinguished  merchants 
and  manufacturers.  A  life  of  Amos  Lawrence  has  been  published 
by  his  son,  and  had  a  very  large  circulation.  A  good  memoir  of 
Abbott  Lawrence  will  be  found  in  the  Register,  Oct.  1856,  with  a 
portrait  and  tabular  pedigree  of  the  family;  the  latter  prepared  by 
Mr.  Somerby,  for  a  private  edition  of  the  life  of  Amos  Lawrence. 

A  Brief  Account  of  the  Descendants  of  John  and  Eli- 
nor Whitney  of  Watertown,  Mass.  Eeprinted, 
with  Additions,  from  the  New  England  Historical 
and  Genealogical  Register,  for  A^iril  and  July, 
1857.  Boston  :  Henry  W.  Button  &  Son,  Printers. 
1857.  8vo.  pp.  26. 

This  genealogy  by  Henry  Austin  Whitney  of  Boston,  is  mainly 
intended  to  trace  the  first  three  generations  of  the  family,  and  is 
additional  to  Bond's  account  in  the  Watertown  Record,  correcting 
also  some  errors  in  that  book.     A  few  of  the  branches,  especially 


American  Genealogist.  123 

of  the  graduates  of  Harvard  College,  are  traced  to  the  present  gene- 
ration, and  the  book  will  be  found  of  great  service  to  any  of  the 
name  who  may  be  trying  to  trace  out  their  American  lineage.  One 
of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  family  was  Eli  Whitney, 
the  inventor  of  the  cotton  gin. 

A  brief  Account  of  the  QumcY  Family  of  Boston, 
Mass.  Reprinted  from  the  New  England  Histori- 
cal and  Genealogical  Register,  for  January,  1857. 
With  Additions  and  Corrections.  Boston:  Henry 
W.  Button  and  Son,  Printers.  1857,  Svo.  pp.  8. 

This  little  sketch  I  prepared  originally  for  the  Register,  as  one 
of  the  series  of  Biographies  of  Prince's  Suhscrihers ;  but  a  small 
edition,  with  some  changes,  was  afterwards  published.  Edmund 
Quincv,  the  ancestor  in  this  country,  was  son  of  Edmund  of  Wigs- 
thorpe,  county  of  Northampton.  He  was  a  freeman  here  in  1634, 
and  received  a  large  grant  of  land  at  Mount  Wollaston,  now  called 
Quincy.  His  grandson,  John,  was  a  distinguished  man,  speaker  of 
the  house,  &c.;  and  another  grandson  was  judge  of  the  supreme 
court.  This  judge,  Edmund,  had  a  son  of  the  same  name,  also  a 
judge ;  and  the  other  son  was  Josiah,  father  of  the  famous  patriot, 
Josiah  Jun.  A  third  and  fourth  Josiah  in  the  same  line,  are  well 
known  to  my  Boston  readers,  the  elder  long  enjoying,  in  a  vigorous 
old  age,  that  respect  and  admiration  from  his  fellow  citizens,  to 
which  his  important  public  services  entitled  him.  A  valuable  addi- 
tion will  be  found  in  the  Register^  xi,  157.  A  life  of  Josiah  Quincy, 
the  first  mayor,  has  appeared  this  year. 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Brainerd  Family  in  the  United 
States,  with  numerous  Sketches  of  Individuals.  By 
Rev.  David  D.  Field,  D.  D.,  member  of  the  Histo- 
rical Societies  of  Connecticut,  Massachusetts,  and 
Pennsylvania.  New  York:  John  F.  Trow,  Printer. 
1857.  8vo.  pp.  303. 

The  ancestor  of  this  family  was  Daniel  Brainerd,  or  Brainwood 
of  Hartford  and  Haddam,  Conn. ;  and  his  numerous  descendants 
have  been  located  chiefly  in  that  state.     Mr.  Field's  record  contains 


124  American  Genealogist. 

many  interesting  particulars  of  the  bearers  of  the  name,  but  the 
merits  of  his  book  are  greatly  obscured  by  the  lack  of  any  arrange- 
ment, so  that  the  amount  of  the  information  he  has  laboriously  col- 
lected, depreciates  its  value.  Much  may  be  learned  from  his  pages, 
but  in  many  cases  only  by  patient  study.  The  illustrations  are 
portraits  of  John  Gr.  C.  Brainerd,  the  poet;  Rev.  Thomas  B.,  Dr. 
Austin  B.,  Ezra  and  Lawrence  B.,  merchants;  and  Dr.  Daniel  B., 
a  distinguished  surgeon  at  Chicago. 

Blake  Family.  A  Genealogical  History  of  William 
Blake  of  Dorchester,  and  his  descendants,  compris- 
ing all  the  descendants  of  Samuel  and  Patience 
(White)  Blake.  With  an  appendix  containing 
wills,  &c.,  of  members  of  the  family  and  other  in- 
teresting matter.  By  Samuel  Blake,  member  of 
the  Dorchester  Antiquarian  and  Historical  Society, 
"  One  generation  passeth  away  and  another  genera- 
tion Cometh  :  but  the  earth  abideth  forever."  Bos- 
ton :  Ebenezer  Clapp,  Jr.,  184  Washington  st. 
Printed  by  David  Clapp.  1857.  8vo.  pp.  140. 

This  book  contains  the  Dorchester  branch  of  the  family,  with  but 
slight  mention  of  those  offshoots  which  were  settled  in  other  towns. 
To  remedy  this  defect  in  one  point,  I  would  refer  the  reader  to  a 
review  of  the  book  in  the  Register,  xi,  181,  which  was  reprinted, 
and  may  occur  bound  up  in  some  copies  of  the  genealogy.  I  am 
free  to  praise  the  execution  of  the  somewhat  limited  work  which 
the  author  decided  to  perform,  but  must  remind  my  readers  that 
the  English  portion  of  the  pedigree  is  as  yet  very  uncertain  and 
should  be  received  with  due  caution,  until  the  proof  of  it  is  pub- 
lished; especially  as  Mr.  Savage  has  been  led  into  introducing  it 
into  his  Dictionary.  The  book  contains  a  view  of  a  house  built 
probably  by  James  Blake  of  the  second  generation,  and  several 
facsimile  autographs.  The  index  is  very  good,  and  many  wills 
and  other  documents  are  embodied  in  the  genealogy,  which  they 
strengthen  and  enrich. 


American  GtEnealogist.  125 


A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Descendants  of  Am- 
brose FoTVLER  of  Windsor,  and  Capt.  Wm.  Fowler 
of  New  Haven,  Connecticut.  Reprinted,  with 
Additions,  from  the  New  England  Historical  and 
Genealogical  Register,  for  July,  1857.  Boston  :  H. 
W.  Button  &  Son,  Printers.  1857.  8vo.  pp.  27. 

This  memoir  contains  many  facts  not  included  in  the  article 
published  in  the  Register^  and  is  a  very  good  and  well  arranged 
genealogy  of  a  portion  of  the  family  bearing  the  name.  The  author 
gives  first  a  notice  of  several  early  settlers  not  known  to  be  rela- 
tives, from  whom  have  sprung  several  distinct  families  of  Fowlers. 
Pp.  7-18  contain  the  descendants  of  Ambrose  Fowler;  pp.  19-27 
record  those  of  William  Fowler,  the  latter  being  certainly  the  son 
of  William  Fowler,  early  a  magistrate  of  the  New  Haven  colony. 
It  is  suppu>ied  that  Ambrose  was  another  son,  and  that  a  John 
Fowler  of  Milford  and  Guilford,  Conn.,  was  a  third.  This  genea- 
logy is  very  compact,  and  is  arranged  on  the  clear  plan  adopted  for 
most  of  the  recent  memoirs  in  the  Register. 


The  very  Singular  Life  of  John  Bruen,  Esquire,  of 
Bruen  Stapleford,  Cheshire  :  exhibiting  a  variety  of 
memorable  and  exemplary  circumstances  which 
may  be  of  great  utility  to  all  persons ;  but  princi- 
pally intended  as  a  precedent  of  Piety  and  Charity 
for  the  inhabitants  of  the  County  of  Chester.  By 
the  Rev.  William  Hinde,  Fellow  of  Queens'  College, 
Oxford,  and  Preacher  of  God's  Word  at  Bunbury 
in  the  aforesaid  county.  Originally  published  in 
1641,  by  the  Author's  Son,  Samuel  Hinde ;  revised, 
corrected,  and  republished.  By  William  Codding- 
ton,  of  Chester,  1799.  New  York:  Printed  by 
Edward  0.  Jenkins,  No.  26  Frankfort  Street.  1857. 
18mo.  pp.  116. 

John  Bruen,  the  subject  of  this  memoir,  was  born  in  15G0  and 
died  in  1625.  His  portrait  is  prefixed  to  the  volume.  To  this 
edition  is  added  a  preface  of  4  pages  and  a  folding  tabular  pedi- 


126  '  American  Genealogist. 

gree  of  Bruea  of  Bruen  Stapleford.  The  preface  gives  an  account 
of  a  recent  visit  of  the  editor,  Alexander  McWhorter  Bruen  to 
Bruen  Stapleford,  and  closes  with  a  brief  notice  of  Obadiah  Bruea, 
who  is  said  by  the  American  editor,  by  Savage  and  by  others,  to 
have  been  a  son  of  the  above  John  Bruen.  Obadiah  Bruen  emi- 
grated to  this  country,  and  in  1640  was  admitted  a  freeman  of 
Plymouth  Colony.  Thence  he  removed  to  Gloucester,  Mass.,  and 
afterwards  to  Pequot,  now  New  London,  Conn.,  and  Milford,  now 
Newark,  N.  J. 

The  pedigree  is  "  taken  from  Ormerod's  Riatory  of  Cheshire  and 
Records  in  this  Country."  The  first  person  here  named  is  Robert 
le  Bruen  of  Stapleford,  Anno  1230,  and  the  last  persons  are  the 
editor's  children  (born  1851-1855)  of  the  twenty-first  generation. 
John  Bruen  to  whose  memoir  this  pedigree  is  appended,  was  of  the 
thirteenth  generation. 

Memories,  Counsels,  and  Reflections.  By  an  Octoge- 
nary.  Addressed  to  his  Children  and  Descendants, 
and  printed  for  their  use.  Cambridge :  Metcalf  & 
Company.  1857.  pp.  119. 

This  volume  contains  two  sermons  by  the  Rev.  Dan.  Huntington 
of  Hadley,  with  an  autobiography  and  genealogical  notes,  &c. 
He  was  eighty  years  old  Oct.  11th,  1855,  and  rightly  estimating  the 
value  of  his  reminiscences,  be  has  here  recorded  the  memories  of  his 
long  life.  Tempting  as  the  subject  is,  the  limits  of  this  book 
prevent  extracts  from  the  autobiography.  In  the  genealogies  we 
find  brief  notes  on  the  Huntington,  Throop,  Phelps,  Pitkin,  Porter, 
and  Whiting  families,  and  on  other  families  resident  at  Lebanon,  Ct. 

As  a  proof  of  the  longevity  of  the  family  we  may  note  that  the 
writer's  grandfather  lived  to  be  ninety-four  years  of  age,  his  father 
eighty-four,  and  of  his  father's  six  children,  three  of  whom  were  living 
when  the  sermons  were  written,  the  average  age  was  eighty-four. 

As  a  genealogy,  this  book  was  superseded  by  the  large  work  pub- 
lished some  six  years  afterwards  ,  as  a  very  interesting  description 
of  New  England  life  during  the  early  part  of  this  century  its  value 
is  undiminished. 


American  Genealogist.  127 


Narrative  of  a  Tour  made  into  the  county  of  Lincoln, 
in  October,  1857,  for  the  purpose  of  hunting  up 
some  Memorials  of  that  Branch  of  the  Hutchinson 
Family  called  "  Hutchinson  of  Lincolnshire  "  in  the 
old  coat  of  arms  on  vellum.  By  Peter  Orlando 
Hutchinson.  Printed  for  private  distribution  among 
the  members  of  the  family,  by  John  Harvey,  Fore 
street,  Sidmouth.  1857.  pp.  26. 

This  little  tract  was  written  by  one  of  the  descendants  of  Gov. 
Thomas  Hutchinson,  and  records  his  search  among  the  parish  registers 
at  Boston,  Alford,  Gainsborough,  &c.,  for  data  in  reference  to  his 
ancestors.  It  was  well  known  that  the  first  emigrant  hither,  Wil- 
liam Hutchinson,  was  from  Alford.  This  search  proved  that  his 
father  was  samed  Edward,  and  added  many  dates  to  the  pedigree, 
but  farther  back  the  pedigree  cannot  be  traced.  In  noticing  two 
later  works  on  this  family  we  shall  have  more  to  say  about  the 
earlier  bi'anches.  The  present  little  book  is  of  value  mainly 
from  the  extracts  from  parish  records;  and  the  omission  of  any 
searches  in  the  will  offices  after  so  much  had  been  gained  will  seem 
unaccountable  to  antiquaries  here.  As  a  pleasant  contribution  to 
the  history  of  a  noted  family,  the  book  is  worthy  a  place  in  the 
genealogist's  library. 


1858. 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Capt.  John 
Grout.  By  Rev.  Abner  Morse,  A.  M.,  Member  of 
the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Society.  Boston  :  Printed  for  the  author.  8vo.  pp. 
86. 

In  the  first  edition  of  this  Handbook  this  pamphlet  was  given 
with  a  slightly  difiierent  title,  as  furnished  by  the  author,  Mr.  Morse. 
The  present  title  is  copied  from  a  copy  wliich  I  have  examined, 
but  I  feel  no  confidence  that  it  is  the  only  title  printed.  The  subject 
matter  of  the  genealogy  is  the  same  as  is  to  be  found  in  the  author's 


128  American  Genealogist. 

Ancient  Puritans,  but  he  had  a  custom  of  printing  copies  of 
different  parts  of  his  volumes  with  additions  and  variations,  and 
usually  but  a  limited  edition  of  such  amended  copies. 

Genealogy  of  the  Sarge(a)nt  Family.  Descendants 
of  William,  of  Maiden,  Mass.  Bj  Aaron  Sargent, 
Boston:  S.  G.  Drake.  1858.  12mo.  pp.  108. 

This  genealogy  is  one  of  the  most  exact  and  concise  histories  yet 
published.  It  is  simply  a  genealogy  with  no  biograjjhical  notes, 
but  in  its  way  it  is  certainly  a  model  —  well  arranged,  with  full 
dates,  and  convenient  indices.  The  author  has  been  a  frequent 
and  highly  valued  contributor  to  the  Register ;  his  copies  of  the 
Maiden  Records  are  very  useful  and  exact. 

The  Levering  Family  ;  or  a  Genealogical  Account  of 
Wigard  Levering  and  Gerhard  Levering,  Two  of 
the  Pioneer  Settlers  of  Roxborough  Township, 
Philadelphia  County  (Pennsylvania),  and  their 
Descendants;  and  an  Appendix,  containing  brief 
Sketches  of  Roxborough  and  Manayunk.  By  Ho- 
ratio Gates  Jones,  member  of  the  Historical  Society 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  corresponding  member  of  the 
New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Society, 
and  of  the  Historical  Societies  of  New  York,  Wis- 
consin, etc.,  etc.  Philadelphia :  Printed  for  the 
Author,  by  King  and  Baird.  1858.  8vo.  pp.  193. 

These  emigrants  were  sons  of  Rosier  Levering,  as  ie  shown  by  a 
record  made  by  Wigard  L.  in  his  family  Bible,  in  which  he  farther 
states  that  he  was  born  in  Gamen,  in  the  district  of  Munster,  in 
Westphalia.  His  wife  was  Magdalen  Boker,  daughter  of  William 
B.  of  Leyden.  The  descendants  of  this  Wigard  Levering  are  very 
fully  traced  on  pp.  17-148;  those  of  his  brother  Gerhard,  or  Gar- 
rett L.,  occupy  pp.  149-184;  and  the  arrangement  is  clear  and 
simple.  As  there  has  been  no  law  in  Pennsylvania  for  the  regis- 
tration of  births,  marriages,  and  deaths,  the  genealogist  has  great 
disadvantages  to  contend  with ;  but  in  this  case  the  author,  who 
is  well  known  as  a  judicious  antiquary,  has   supplied  deficiencies 


American  Genealogist.  129 

admirably  by  persevering  research  among  old  deeds,  wills,  and 
tombstones,  and  a  skillful  use  of  such  traditions  as  he  has  collected. 
The  typographical  execution  of  the  book  is  very  good,  and  it  con- 
tains views  of  the  church,  scbool-house,  and  hotel  at  Roxborough, 
and  portraits  of  John  Levering,  Peter  Keyser,  and  Charles  Lever- 
ing. The  indices  at  the  beginning  of  the  book  are  copious,  and  of 
great  use  to  the  reader. 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Makepeace  Families  in  the 
United  States.  From  1637  to  1857.  By  William 
Makepeace,  member  of  the  N.  E.  Hist.-Gen.  Society. 
Boston  :  David  Clapp.  1858.^     12mo.  pp.  107. 

This  little  book  relates  chiefly  to  the  branch  of  the  family  to 
which  the  author  belongs,  and  is  inconvenient  for  examination, 
there  being  no  cross-references.  The  record  of  the  early  genera- 
tions, however,  is  very  good,  and  contains  many  abstracts  of  deeds 
and  wills.  The  progenitor  of  the  family  was  Thomas  Makepeace 
of  Boston,  1637,  a  man  of  considerable  importance,  who  had  sons 
Thomas,  William,  and  Joseph;  and  four  daughters,  of  whom  one 
was  named  Waitawhile.  From  William  is  descended  the  family 
here  noticed.  There  is  an  engraving  given  of  the  Makepeace  arms, 
but  as  the  author  says  nothing  is  known  of  his  ancestor  prior  to 
his  emigration,  this  can  hardly  be  of  any  authority. 

Memorials  of  the  Chauncets,  including  President 
Chauncey,  his  Ancestors  and  Descendants.  By 
William  Chauncey  Fowler.  Boston :  Henry  W. 
Dutton  &  Son,  Printers.  1858. 

The  ancestor  of  all  those  bearing  the  name  of  Chauncey  in  the 
United  States  was  Charles  Chauncy,  one  of  the  distinguished  family 
of  Hertfordshire,  which  has  given  a  historian  to  that  county.  He 
was  born  in  1592,  was  educated  at  Trinity  College,  Cambridge,  be- 
came vicar  at  Ware,  in  1627,  and  as  a  clergyman  became  obnoxious 
for  his  opposition  to  the  novelties  sanctioned  by  Laud.     Suspended 


'  The  title  page  of  this  pamphlet  says  published  in  1858,  the  cover  says 
1859. 

17 


130  American  Genealogist. 

from  office,  cast  into  prison,  and  released  only  on  probation,  he 
determined  to  seek  a  refuge  in  New  England,  and  arrived  at  Ply- 
mouth in  1638.  Here  and  in  Scituate  he  long  remained  as  a 
minister,  but  having  finally  decided  to  return  to  England,  he  was 
in  Boston  making  preparations  for  the  voyage,  when,  in  November, 
1654,  he  was  offered  the  position  of  president  of  Harvard  College. 
He  married  Catharine,  daughter  of  Robert  Eyre  of  Sarum,  county 
of  Wilts,  and  granddaughter  of  Bishop  Still,  by  whom  he  had  six 
sons  and  two  daughters.  Much  space  is  devoted  in  this  book  to 
the  ancestry  and  the  life  of  this  Charles  Chauncy,  and  a  full  account 
is  given  also  of  the  labors  of  his  great-grandson  and  namesake,  the 
pastor  of  the  First  Church  in  Boston.  Of  the  six  sons  of  the  emi- 
grant, Barnabas  and  Elnathan  left  no  issue;  the  descendants  of  the 
others  are  very  fully  given  in  this  book,  both  in  the  male  and 
female  lines,  and  the  simple  framework  of  genealogy  is  so  overlaid 
with  wealth  of  anecdote  and  antiquarian  lore,  as  to  incur  some  risk 
of  being  undistinguishable.  The  plan,  however,  of  giving  a  tabu- 
lar sketch  of  the  different  branches,  will  prevent  any  serious  trouble 
in  tracing  the  relations.  These  sheet  pedigrees  are  placed  as  fol- 
lows :  that  of  Isaac  at  p.  46 ;  Nathaniel  at  p.  89 ;  and  Israel  at 
p.  206 ;  whilst  the  descendants  of  Ichabod  are  recorded  at  p.  79.  At 
p.  36  will  be  found  folded,  a  large  pedigree  of  the  English  Chaun- 
ceys,  and  of  the  families  which  by  intermarriage  were  represented 
in  the  person  of  the  emigrant;  and  a  portrait  of  the  Rev.  Charles 
Chauncy  of  Boston,  faces  the  title  page.  We  can  not  well  par- 
ticularize the  many  admirable  portions  of  this  work,  but  it  is  suf- 
ficient to  say  that  the  author  has  had  a  noble  subject  and  great 
advantages,  and  that  he  has  used  them  in  a  befitting  manner.  In 
all  respects  the  book  is  worthy  of  a  first  place  in  our  classification, 
and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  only  a  small  edition  was  printed,  and 
that  for  private  distribution. 

Descendants  of  Richard  Gardner  of  Woburn,  of  the 
name  of  Gardner.  Boston :  Printed  for  private  cir- 
culation. 1858.    8vo.  pp.  14. 

This  pamphlet,  from  the  press  of  Rand  &  Avery,  Boston,  was 
written  by  W.  W.  Greenough  of  Boston,  and  contains  a  record  of 


American  Genealogist.  131 

part  of  the  descendants  of  Richard  Gardner  of  Woburn,  Mass., 
1642.  It  is  very  accurate  in  respect  to  dates,  and  among  the  per- 
sons included  in  the  pedigree  are,  Henry  Gardner,  first  state  trea- 
surer of  Massachusetts;  his  grandson,  Henry  J.  Gardner,  governor, 
1855-57  ;  and  Rev.  Francis  Gardner,  of  Leominster,  whose  descend- 
ants will  be  found  in  the  names  of  Gardner,  Greenough,  White,  &c. 
A  grandson  and  namesake  is  the  learned  principal  of  the  Boston 
Latin  School.  There  are  many  distinct  families  of  Gardners  and 
Gardiners  in  New  England,  as  Savage's  Dictionary  shows. 

Genealogy  of  the  McKinstry  Family,  with  a  preHmi- 
nary  Essay  on  the  Scotch-Irish  Immigrations  to 
America.  By  William  Willis,  of  Portland,  Me. 
Boston  :  Henry  W.  Button  &  Son,  Printers.  1858. 
8vo.  pp  '28. 

The  large  immigration  of  colonists  from  the  north  of  Ireland,  in 
1718,  is  a  very  noticeable  event  in  our  annals.  These  settlers  were 
not  Irish,  but  descendants  of  Scotchmen,  all  protestants,  and  nearly 
all  presbyterians.  In  1718,  five  vessels,  with  one  hundred  and 
twenty  families,  reached  Boston,  and  were  soon  followed  by  five 
ships  more.  These  colonists  settled  at  Londonderry,  N.  H.,  Pel- 
ham,  and  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  many  removed  to  Maine.  Ten 
years  later,  some  four  thousand  emigrants  came  from  Ireland,  settling 
chiefly  in  Pennsylvania.  John  McKinstry,  the  American  ancestor, 
was  born  in  Brode  parish,  county  of  Antrim,  but  his  parents, 
Roger  McKinstry  and  Mary  Wilson,  were  from  Edinburgh,  and  he 
was  educated  at  the  university  there.  He  qualified  himself  for  the 
ministry,  and  was  settled  at  East  Windsor,  Conn.,  for  twenty-one 
years.  The  family  has  always  maintained  a  good  position  here,  and 
its  members  are  fully  recorded  in  this  book. 

The  author  also  traces  two  other  families  of  the  name,  descended 
respectively  from  Capt.  John  McKinstry  of  Londonderry,  N.  H., 
and  William  McK.  of  Southbridge,  Mass.  ;  the  latter  of  whom  was 
born  at  Carrickfergus,  and  the  former  was  probably  a  relative  of 
the  above  mentioned  John. 

Mr.  Willis  is  well  known  as  an  accurate  and  learned  writer,  and 
his  preliminary  essay  is  well  worth  a  careful  perusal. 


132  American  Genealogist. 


Willard  Memoir ;  or,  Life  and  Times  of  Major  Simon 
WiLLARD  :  with  Notices  of  Three  Generations  of 
his  Descendants,  and  two  collateral  Branches  in  the 
United  States ;  also.  Some  Account  of  the  Name 
and  Family  in  Europe,  from  an  Early  Day.  By 
Joseph  Willard.  With  three  engravings.  Boston  : 
Phillips,  Sampson  &  Co.,  13  Winter  Street.  1858. 
8vo.  pp.  471. 

The  title  page  of  this  book  gives  a  very  good  description  of  its 
contents,  as  so  large  a  portion  of  it  is  devoted  to  the  actions  of 
Simon  Willard,  from  whom  most  of  the  name  here  are  descended. 
Simon  Willard  was  the  son  of  Richard  Willard  of  Horsmonden, 
county  of  Kent,  by  his  second  wife.  The  father  seems  to  have 
been  a  yeoman  in  good  circumstances,  but  no  trace  has  been  disco- 
vered to  connect  him  with  others  of  the  same  name  in  Sussex  and 
Kent,  though  a  more  extensive  search  would  probably  be  success- 
ful. Simon  Willard  came  to  this  country  in  1634,  in  company  with 
his  sister  Margery,  wife  of  Dolor  Davis,  and  soon  rose  to  distinction 
here,  in  the  service  of  the  colony.  His  descendants  have  been 
numerous,  and  the  family  has  always  maintained  a  high  social  posi- 
tion, due  to  the  talents  of  many  of  the  bearers  of  the  name.  The 
first  chapter  of  this  book  treats  of  the  origin  of  the  name,  which 
appears  to  be  incontestably  Saxon.  The  second,  pp.  21-80,  em- 
bodies the  results  of  searches  made  in  the  will  offices  in  England, 
and  of  the  author's  study  of  topographical  and  antiquarian  works. 
Abstracts  of  many  wills  are  given,  showing  that  a  large  number  of 
persons  of  the  name  lived  in  Kent  and  Sussex,  one  family  at  least 
ranking  among  the  gentry  and  using  a  coat  of  arms,  which  is 
given  in  this  book.  Of  course  the  American  family  have  no  claim 
to  them,  on  the  ground  of  similarity  of  name.  Chapter  third 
relates  to  Willards  not  related  to  Major  Simon,  such  as  those  in 
Maryland,  of  German  descent,  and  the  family  at  Newton,  Mass.,  of 
which  Jacob  Willard  was  the  progenitor.  Chapter  fourth  contains 
an  account  of  George  Willard  and  Margery  Davis,  brother  and 
sister  of  Simon,  and  of  some  of  their  descendants.  The  next  chapter 
treats  of  the   native  county  and  parish  of  these  emigrants;   and 


American  Genealogist.  133 

chapter  six  to  fourteen  inclusive,  describe  the  "life  and  times"  of 
the  distinguished  Puritan.  The  fifteenth  section  gives  the  particu- 
lars of  Simon's  marriages,  and  of  the  ancestry  of  the  Dunsters,  to 
which  family  he  was  indebted  for  one,  if  not  two,  helpmeets;  and 
thi»  portion  of  the  work  especially  displays  the  critical  judgment 
in  weighing  evidence,  for  which  our  author  enjoys  so  large  a  repu- 
tation. The  sixteenth  chapter,  pp.'  353-440,  contains  a  register  of 
four  generations  of  the  descendants  of  Simon,  interspersed  with 
many  interesting  biographical  notes,  though  of  the  latter  we  have 
but  a  small  portion  of  those  collected  by  the  author.  He  promises, 
if  the  interest  manifested  in  the  present  work  warrant  it,  hereafter 
to  resume  his  account.  Among  the  persons  mentioned  as  descended 
by  the  female  line,  are  Robert  Treat  Paine,  Gov.  Gore,  and  the 
celebrated  Amsterdam  banker,  Henry  Hope.  Of  the  many  distin- 
guished men  who  have  perpetuated  the  fame  of  the  Willards,  we 
find  here  a  full  enumeration;  and  there  are  few  families  in  the 
country  which  can  show  a  brighter  roll.  The  memoir  will  well 
repay  perusal  by  all  interested  in  the  early  history  of  Massachusetts, 
and  it  is  in  nearly  every  respect  a  model  genealogy.  The  illustra- 
tions are  two  views  of  the  church  at  Horsmouden,  and  a  tricking  of 
the  coat  of  arms  before  cited. 


The  Vinton  Memorial,  comprising  a  Genealogy  of  the 
Descendants  of  John  Vinton  of  Lynn,  1648;  also 
Genealogical  Sketches  of  several  allied  Families, 
namely,  those  bearing  the  names  of  Alden,  Adams, 
Allen,  Boylston,  Faxon,  French,  Hayden,  Holbrook, 
Mills,  Niles,  Penniman,  Thayer,  White,  Richardson, 
Baldwin,  Carpenter,  Safford,  Putnam,  and  Green. 
Interspersed  with  Notices  of  many  other  ancient 
families.  With  an  appendix,  containing  a  History 
of  the  Brain  tree  Iron  Works,  and  other  historical 
matter.  By  John  Adams  Vinton.  Boston  :  Pub- 
lished for  the  Author,  by  S.  K.  Whipple  &  Co.  1858. 
8vo.  pp.  532. 

This  is  another  of  our  most  finished  genealogies,  whose  extent 
and  completeness  render  almost  useless  any  brief  description .     Every 


134  American  Gtenealogist. 

page  is  so  loaded  with  facts,  and  every  digression  is  excused  by 
such  valuable  information,  that  it  is  impossible  to  give  any  synopsis 
of  its  character,  sufficient  to  be  of  much  use.  The  ancestor  of  the 
family  was  John  Vinton  of  Lynn,  1648,  who  is  supposed  to  have 
been  of  Huguenot  parentage,  a  surmise  which  is  strengthened  by 
the  fact  that  he  named  a  son  Blaise.  The  record  is  evidently  very 
extensive,  the  descendants  being  traced  in  numerous  instances  in 
the  female  lines  as  well  as  the  male.  On  almost  every  page  will 
be  found  valuable  notes  on  persons  intermarrying  with  the  Vintons, 
and  the  biographical  sketches  inserted  in  the  text  are  very  minute 
and  full.  The  author  gives  authorities  for  his  statements,  showing 
that  he  has  carefully  examined  town  and  county  records,  wills,  and 
deeds.  A  very  thorough  index,  in  several  parts,  will  enable  the 
student  to  examine  these  valuable  collections  to  advantage.  As 
there  are  two  other  volumes  to  be  noticed,  formed  of  portions  of 
this  one,  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  notice  here  the  allied  families. 
The  engravings  in  this  volume  are  portraits  of  the  author,  John  A. 
Vinton,  David  Hale,  B.  V.  French,  Samuel  F.  Vinton,  Nathan  W. 
Dickerman,  and  Bev.  Francis  Vinton. 

The  Descendants  of  Peter  Hill  of  York  County, 
Maine,  with  some  Incidents  relating  to  the  French 
and  Indian  Wars,  gleaned  from  old  manuscripts  of 
the  time.  By  Usher  Parsons.  Reprinted  from  the 
New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register, 
for  April  and  July,  1858.  Boston:  Henry  W. 
Dutton  and  Son,  Printers.  1858.  8vo.  pp.  16. 

Peter  Hill  and  his  son  Roger  Hill  were  among  the  earliest  set- 
tlers of  Ligonia,  or  Maine.  Boger's  sons  were  engaged  in  the  wars 
with  the  French,  and  one  of  them,  John,  being  stationed  at  Saco, 
acquired  much  reputation  for  his  bravery.  A  number  of  letters 
addressed  to  him  are  here  published.  His  son  John  became  chief 
justice  of  the  court  of  common  pleas,  and  the  genealogy  contains  a 
list  of  his  descendants,  but  brief  mention  being  made  of  the  other 
branches.  Savage  records  several  distinct  branches  of  the  name, 
and  one  of  them  is  partially  traced  in  the  appendix  to  the  Lee 
Genealogy,  being  that  to  which  Gov.  Hiland  Hill  belonged. 


American  Genealogist.  135 

Family  Meeting  of  the  Descendants  of  Charles  Kel- 
logg, of  Kelloggsville,  N.  Y.,  witii  some  Genealogi- 
cal Items  of  the  Kellogg  Family.  Reprinted  from 
the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Re- 
gister, for  July,  1858.  Boston  :  Henry  W.  Dutton 
and  Son,  Printers.  1858.  8vo.  pp.  8. 

Stephen  Kellogg,  probably  of  Scotch  descent,  was  the  earliest 
known  ancestor  of  the  family,  at  the  time  of  the  publication  of  this 
pamphlet,  but  it  has  since  been  found  that  he  was  son  of  Joseph 
of  Farmington,  Conn.,  as  appears  by  a  second  number  of  the  work 
published  in  1860.  His  son  Silas  was  born  at  Westfield,  Mass.,  in 
1714,  and  had  with  other  children,  Asa,  whose  descendants  are 
here  traced.  Charles  Kellogg,  son  of  Asa,  was  of  New  York,  and 
afterwards  of  Michigan.  The  family  meeting  was  held  in  October, 
1857,  by  his  eleven  children,  who  had  only  once  before  been  all 
assembled  together.  The  notice  of  the  meeting  here  given  occu- 
pies two  pages,  the  remainder  of  the  pamphlet  consisting  of  the 
genealogy  prepared  by  D.  0.  Kellogg  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

A  Genealogical  Sketch  of  the  Descendants  of  Thomas 
Green [e]  of  Maiden,  Mass.  By  Samuel  S.  Greene, 
Providence,  R.  I.  Boston :  Henry  W.  Dutton  & 
Son,  Printers.  1858.  8vo.  pp.  80. 

As  we  have  seen,  this  genealogy  was  included  in  both  the  pre- 
ceding works,  due  credit  being  given  to  the  author  by  Mr.  Vinton. 
There  are  several  distinct  families  of  this  name,  very  fully  noted  in 
Savage's  work  ;  the  family  here  noticed  was  long  settled  at  Maiden, 
and  an  appendix  gives  a  brief  account  of  the  Hills  family  of  Maiden, 
with  which  it  intermarried.  Other  branches  have  settled  at  Read- 
ing, Stoneham,  Leicester,  and  Worcester.  Though  the  author  dates 
his  book  from  Providence,  the  reader  must  not  expect  here  to  find 
the  records  of  the  Greenes  of  Rhode  Island,  descended  from  John 
Green  of  Narragansett,  to  which  family  belonged  Gen.  Nathaniel 
Greene,  and  Gardiner  Greene  of  Boston,  as  recorded  in  the  Register, 
IV,  75.  This  register  is  very  well  arranged,  and  apparently  full, 
with  a  iirood  index. 


186  American  Genealogist. 

Pedigree  of  the  Odin  Family.  Reprinted  from  the 
New  Enghmd  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register 
for  July,  1858.  pp.  4. 

This  family  history,  though  so  very  brief,  seems  to  contain  all 
the  bearers  of  the  name  here.  John  Odin,  the  first  of  the  name, 
was  born  in  Kent,  Eng.,  1722,  and  was  master  of  a  Boston  ship. 
His  only  son,  John,  had  but  two  sons,  John  and  George,  both  highly 
respected  merchants  of  Boston;  and  this  latter  John  has  an  only 
son  of  the  same  name. 

Genealogical  Sketches  of  the  Descendants  of  John 
Vinton  of  Lynn,  1648  ;  and  of  several  Allied  Fami- 
lies, namely,  those  bearing  the  names  of  Alden, 
Adams,  Allen,  Boylston,  Faxon,  French,  Hay  den, 
Holbrook,  Mills,  Niles,  Penniman,  Thayer,  White, 
Richardson,  Baldwin,  and  Green.  Interspersed 
with  Notices  of  other  ancient  families.  With  an 
Appendix,  containing  a  History  of  the  Braintree 
Iron  Works,  and  other  historical  matter.  By  John 
Adams  Vinton.  Boston  :  published  for  the  author, 
by  S.  K.  Whipple  &  Co.  1858.  pp.  236. 

This  is  a  portion  of  the  book,  before  noticed,  repaged.  The  first 
twenty  pages  contain  a  short  genealogy  of  the  Vintons,  and  the 
remainder  treats  of  the  difi"erent  families  enumerated  in  the  title. 
The  Aldens  are  descended  from  the  famous  John  Alden  of  the 
Mayflower.  The  Adams  family  here  traced  commences  with  Henry 
A.  of  Braintree,  from  whom  came  Samuel  Adams  the  patriot,  and 
John  Adams  the  president,  i  The  Aliens  are  from  Samuel  Allen 
of  Braintree ;  the  Boylstons  from   Thomas  B.   of  Watertown ;  the 


^Neither  this  author  nor  Mr.  Savage  notice  the  English  ancestry  of 
this  Henry  Adams,  as  published  in  the  Register,  vii,  39-40,  furnished  by 
William  Downing  Bruce,  F.  S.  A.,  and  which  traces  the  family  through 
some  fifteen  generations,  to  a  Welsh  source.  Although  it  has  never  been 
formally  contradicted,  I  am  assured  by  a  competent  authority  that  the  whole 
statement  is  absurd  and  impossible. 


American  Genealogist.  137 

Faxons  from  Thomas  Faxon  of  Braintree;  the  French  family  from 
John  French  of  Braintree.  John  Hayden  of  Braintree  founded 
the  family  here  noticed;  Thomas  Holbrook  of  Weymouth,  John 
Mills  of  Braintree,  John  Niles  of  Braintree,  James  Penniman  of 
Braintree,  Richard  Thayer  of  Braintree,  and  Thomas  White  of 
Weymouth,  are  here  recorded  with  their  issue.  Ezekiel,  Samuel, 
and  Thomas  Richardson,  were  of  Woburn,  brothers,  and  from  them 
has  come  a  large  family.  Pp.  126-188,  comprise  the  Green  pedi- 
gree, hereafter  to  be  noticed,  and  the  appendix  is  a  portion  of  that 
of  the  Vinton  Memorial.     There  is  also  a  good  index. 

A  Genealogical  History  of  the  Rice  Family:  De- 
scendants of  Deacon  Edmund  Rice,  who  came  from 
Berkhamstead,  England,  and  settled  at  Sudbury, 
Massachusetts,  in  1638  or  9 ;  with  an  Index, 
alphabetically  arranged,  of  the  names  of  husbands 
and  wives  of  the  name  of  Rice;  also  an  Index, 
alphabetically  arranged,  of  the  names  of  husbands 
and  wives  of  families  other  than  Rice,  but  have 
intermarried  with  them,  and  also  of  the  names  of 
husbands  and  wives  of  their  descendants.  By 
Andrew  Ilenshaw  Ward,  A.  M.,  member  of  the  New 
England  Historibal  and  Genealogical  Society,  &c., 
&c.  Boston :  C.  Benjamin  Richardson.  1858.  8vo. 
pp.  379. 

This  is  a  full  and  interesting  account  of  the  Rice  family,  descended 
from  Edmund  of  Sudbury,  who  had  lived  apparently  atBarkhamstead, 
county  of  Herts,  where  several  of  his  children  were  baptized.  The 
family  has  been  located  chiefly  in  Sudbury,  Leicester,  Marlboro, 
Brookfield,  and  Worcester,  though  one  prominent  branch  was  of 
Boston  and  Hingham.  The  record  is  well  arranged,  and  of  great 
extent,  many  of  the  descendants  in  the  female  lines  being  traced. 
There  are  many  valuable  notes  relative  to  the  pedigree  of  persons 
intermarrying  with  the  Rices,  and  among  these  are  the  names  of 
Blake,  Bradford,  Furbush,  Goodnow,  Howe,  White,  Stone,  Moore, 
Maynard,  Goulding,  Clark,  Baldwin,  and  Allen. 

The  preface  to  this  genealogy  states  that  it  has  been  usual,  for 
18 


138  American  Genealogist. 

several  years  past,  to  have  a  family  rueeting  annually  at  the  old 
homestead.  In  1.S51  an  address  was  delivered,  and  afterwards 
published,  with  the  following  title  : 

An  Address,  delivered  at  the  Annual  Meetins:  of  the  Rice  Family 
at  Wayland.  on  Friday,  September  5th,  1851.  By  Abner  Rice, 
A.  M.,  of  Woburn.  Boston:  press  of  Joseph  L.  Hallworth. 
1851.  pp.  14. 

A  Branch  of  the  Whitney  Family.  Reprinted  from 
the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Eegister,  for  July,  1858.  pp.  7' 

This  article,  by  Dr.  L.  M.  Harris,  is  in  addition  to  the  preceding 
articles  in  the  Register^  and  traces  the  family  of  John,  grandson  of 
John  and  Elinor  Whitney,  by  his  wife  Elizabeth  Harris.  She  was 
daughter  of  Robert  Harris  and  Elizabeth  Boughey,  and  two  letters 
published  in  the  Register,  V,  307,  give  some  particulars  of  the 
Bougheys.  From  it  we  learn  that  her  brother  was  Bold  Boughey 
(warden  of  the  Fleet  prison,  London,  1662);  another  brother,  Ti- 
mothy, was  chaplain  at  Dunkirk,  Thomas  was  of  London,  Hannah 
married  Mr.  Wilding  of  Shrewsbury,  Mary  m.  Thomas  Roe  of 
London,  Priscilla  m.  Mr.  Bruce,  chaplain  at  the  Fleet,  Katherine 
m.  a  Thorpe,  and  lived  in  Aldersgate  street  in  London.  The  name 
is  also  spelt  BofFee.     Fifty  copies  only  printai. 

Record  of  the  Family  of  Thomas  Ewing  who  emi- 
grated from  Ireland  to  America  in  1718.  Edition 
of  150  copies;  printed  for  the  use  of  the  family 
connexion  only.  Press  of  James  H.  Bryson.  1858. 
8vo.  pp.  38. 

This  is  the  second  of  a  series  of  three  works,  of  4vhich  the  other 
two  have  already  been  noticed  —  the  Patterson  family  on  p.  47,  and 
the  Du  Bois  family  on  p.  155.  These  works  have  the  same  charac- 
teristics. The  fullness  of  the  biographic  details,  renders  them 
quite  interesting  to  the  general  reader  as  well  as  to  relatives.  A 
system  of  cross-references  might  have  been  introduced  that  would 
have  facilitated  the  use  of  the  books,  without  marring  their  appear- 
ance or  breaking  the  connection  of  the  narratives;  but  as  the  num- 
ber of  individuals  noticed  is  not  large,  the  want  of  these  valuable 


American  Genealogist.  139 

auxiliaries  is  not  felt  as  tliey  would  be  if  the  family  were  more 
numerous.  Besides  a  lithoi;Taphic  tabular  pedigree  is  appended 
which  is  a  great  help  in  tracing  the  different  lines. 

Thomas  Evving,  the  i^rsepositm  of  this  family,  was  a  son  of 
Findley  Ewing,  a  Presbyterian  of  Scotch  descent,  who  lived  in 
Londonderry,  Ireland,  and  distinguished  himself  at  the  battle  of 
Boyne  in  1690.  Thomas  was  born  at  Londonderry  in  1695,  and 
emigrating  to  this  country  in  1718,  settled  in  Grreenwich,  West 
Jersey.  A  tradition  exists  in  the  family  that  Thomas  Ewing  had 
brothers  who  also  emigrated  to  America,  but  as  the  brothers  are 
represented  by  the  mythical  number  three,  no  reliance  should  be 
placed  upon  it ;  for  it  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  family  that  has 
been  any  length  of  time  in  the  country,  that  has  not  the  same  tra- 
dition, varied  as  to  the  places  in  which  the  brothers  settled.  It 
appears,  however,  from  the  statement  of  Amos  Ewing  of  Cecil 
county,  Md.,  that  four  brothers,  John,  Alexander,  Henry  and 
Samuel  Ewing,  came  about  1700  from  Londonderry,  and  settled  in 
Cecil  county.  As  they  are  reported  to  have  come  from  the  same 
place  as  Thomas,  it  is  not  improbable  that  they  may  have  been  his 
relatives,  and  possibly  his  brothers.  All  of  them  have  posterity 
now  living.  Rev.  John  Ewing,  D.D.,  provost  of  the  college  of 
Philadelphia,  who  died  Sept.  8,  1802,  aged  70,  was  a  son  of  Alex- 
ander. 

The  most  distinguished  of  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Ewing  are 
Hon.  Thomas  Ewing  of  Ohio,  and  the  late  Hon.  Charles  Ewing, 
#  LL.  D.,  of  New  Jersey.  Hon.  Thomas  Ewing  was  born  in  Virginia 
and  went  at  an  early  age  with  his  parents  to  Ohio,  from  which  state 
he  has  been  a  member  of  the  U.  S.  Senate.  He  has  also  been 
secretary  of  the  treasury  under  Pres.  Harrison,  and  secretary  of  the 
interior  under  Pres.  Taylor.  Hon.  Charles  Ewing  was  born  in 
Burlington  county,  N.  J.,  July  8,  1780,  and  died  at  Trenton,  N.  J., 
Aug.  5,  1832.  He  was  chief  justice  of  his  native  state,  from  1824 
till  his  death. 

There  is  in  this  book  a  brief  notice  of  the  Maskell  family  de- 
secended  from  Thomas  Maskell,  who  settled  in  Connecticut  as  early 
as  1658.  Thomas  Maskell  of  Louisiana,  a  descendant,  is  here 
reported  as  having  investigated  very  thoroughly  the  family  history. 
He  finds  the  name  in  English  records  with  the  spelling  Mascall. 


140  American  Genealogist. 


The  Brights  of  Suffolk,  England:  Represented  in 
America  by  the  descendants  of  Henry  Bright,  Jun., 
who  came  to  New  England  in  16 oO,  and  Settled  in 
Watertown,  Massachusetts.  By  J.  B.  Bright.  For 
Private  Distribution.  Boston :  printed  by  John 
Wilson  &  Son.  1858.  8vo.  pp.  345. 

"  Among  the  many  handsome  genealogical  works  that  have  been 
produced  in  New  England,"  says  the  editor  of  the  Herald  and 
Genealogist,  "  this  may  deservedly  be  placed  in  the  foremost  rank, 
whilst  it  has  this  peculiar  characteristic,  that  it  is  wholly  devoted 
to  the  history  of  those  members  of  an  American  family  who  either 
lived  before  the  emigration  across  the  Atlantic,  or  who  belonged 
to  the  branches  who  still  remained  in  England." 

The  Brights  have  long  been  resident  of  Watertown,  Mass.,  but 
possessed  no  special  knowledge  of  their  English  ancestry,  till  the 
discovery  of  a  legacy  paid  to  Henry,  the  emigrant,  by  the  executor  of 
his  sister  Elizabeth  Dell,  of  Stratford-le-Bow,  gave  a  clew  to  research. 
Mr.  Somerby  diligently  followed  the  trace,  and  the  result  of  his 
labors  is  the  present  handsome  volume. 

The  first  name  fully  identified  in  the  pedigree  was  that  of  John 
Bright,  of  Bury  St.  Edmunds,  in  1539.  His  son  Walter  was  wealthy 
and  died  in  1551,  leaving  three  sons,  of  two  of  these  the  issue  is 
probably  extinct. 

Thomas,  son  of  Walter,  was  a  draper  of  Bury  St.  Edmunds,  and 
acquired  a  large  property.  He  died  in  1587,  having  had  fifteen 
children,  of  whom  Henry,  third  son,  was  baptized  in  1560.  Henry's 
third  son,  Henry  Bright,  Jr.,  bap.,  1602,  m.  Anne,  dau.  of  Henry 
Goldstone,  and  came  to  New  England. 

The  family  has  increased  here  and  maintained  a  good  position. 
This  volume  is  devoted  to  tracing  the  branches  which  remained  in 
England  and  became  extinct  there,  and  is  embellished  with  many 
engravings  of  manor-halls,  churches,  and  hamlets,  as  well  as 
enriched  with  pedigrees  of  allied  families.  For  an  account  of  the 
American  branch,  our  readers  are  referred  to  Bond's  History  of 
Watertown. 

We  remember  but  few  works  of  a  similar  nature,  but  it  is  probable 


American  Genealogist.  141 

that  the  investigations  now  yearly  made  in  England  by  Americans, 
will  lead  to  an  increase  in  the  number,  especially  as  the  English 
government  is  rapidly  opening  new  sources  of  information  to  the 
public. 


1859. 

Historical  Notices  of  Thomas  Fuller  and  his  Descend- 
ants, with  a  Genealogy  of  the  Fuller  Family. 
Reprinted  from  the  New  England  Historical  and 
Genealogical  Reirister  for  October.  1859.  Boston  : 
Henry  W.  Button  &  Son,  Printers.  1859.  8vo. 
pp.  16. 

Thomas  Fuller  was  of  Woburn  and  Middletown,  Mass.,  and  pro- 
genitor of  a  large  family  here  recorded  in  part.  The  notices  are  of 
Rev.  Timothy  Fuller  of  Princeton,  and  his  five  sons;  Timothy 
(who  was  distinguished  in  political  life,  and  was  father  of  Margaret 
Fuller  Ossoli,  a  writer  of  remarkable  powers,  and  of  Rev.  Arthur 
B.  Fuller),  Henry  H.,  William  W.,  Abraham  W.,  and  Elisha,  all 
five  distinguished  lawyers.  An  engraving  is  given  of  a  coat  of 
arms  long  in  the  possession  of  the  family,  but  the  compiler  frankly 
adds  there  is  no  other  proof  of  the  right  to  use  them. 

Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Banfield  Capron, 
from  A.  D.  1660  to  A.  D.  1859.  By  Frederic  A. 
Holden.  "  Remember  the  days  of  old,  consider  the 
years  of  many  generations."  Boston  :  Printed  by 
Geo.  C.  Rand  &  Avery.  1859.  12mo.  pp.  263. 

The  introduction,  pp.  5-22,  is  "A  short  historical  account  of 
Banfield  Capron,  who  came  from  Old  England  and  settled  in  New 
England;  of  his  descendants;  and  of  the  original  families  of  Scotts 
and  Jenkses,  with  whom  the  Caprons  became  connected  by  mar- 
riage, and  by  blood  akin,  written  by  Philip  Capron,  in  the  year 
1817,  and  in  the  73d  year  of  his  age."  The  rest  of  the  work  is 
divided  into  eleven  parts,  each  part  giving  descendants  of  the  im- 
migrant through  one  of  his  children.  Part  I,  pp.  26-111,  gives 
the  descendants'  of  his  son,  Banfield  Jun. ;  part  ii,  pp.  112-145, 


142  American  Genealogist. 

ttose  of  his  son  Joseph;  part  iii,  pp.  146-148,  those  of  his  son 
Edward;  partly,  pp.  149-155,  those  of  his  son  Walter;  part  v, 
p.  156-160,  those  of  his  son  John  ;  part  vi,  pp.  161-186,  those 
of  his  son  Jonathan  ;  part  vii,  pp.  187-190,  those  of  his  daughter 
Betsey,  who  married  Capt.  John  Brown ;  part  viil,  p.  91,  those  of 
his  daughter  Mary,  who  m.  Capt.  Samuel  Tyler ;  part  ix,  pp.  192- 
250,  those  of  his  daughter  Hannah,  who  m.  David  Aldrich ;  part 
X,  p.  251,  those  of  his  daughter  Margaret,  who  m.  William  Arnold; 
and  part  xi,  pp.  252-263,  those  of  his  daughter  Sarah,  who  m. 
Ralph  Freeman.  The  descendants  of  other  names  than  Capron, 
are  given  in  all  the  lines.  There  are  portraits  of  the  author,  and 
of  John,  Effingham  L.,  Hiram,  William  C,  John  W.,  B.  S.,  and 
William  Capron.  The  book  seems  to  have  been  carefully  prepared, 
but  needs  an  index. 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Norton  Family,  with  Miscellane- 
ous Notes.  Reprinted  from  the  New  England  His- 
torical and  Genealogical  Register  for  July,  1859. 
Boston :  Henry  W.  Button  &  Son,  Printers.  1859. 
8vo.  pp.  10. 

This  is  a  copy  which  I  made  of  an  old  parchment  pedigree  pre- 
served in  the  Norton  family,  tracing  the  ancestry  in  England  for 
many  generations.  I  examined  the  original  roll,  which  is  certified 
to  by  John  Philpott,  Somersett  Herald,  collating  with  a  copy  made 
in  1802.  This  family  of  Norton  was  long  settled  at  Sharpenhow, 
county  of  Bedford,  and  the  Herald  connects  them  with  a  family  of 
Noruile,  giving  proofs  from  old  wills,  etc. ;  and  the  intermarriages 
in  each  generation  are  illustrated  by  the  impalement  of  the  wife's 
arms.  John  Norton  of  Sharpenhow,  the  tenth  in  the  line  of  de- 
scent, had  issue,  with  others,  Thomas  and  Richard.  Thomas  had 
a  son,  Thomas  Jun.,  who  married  first,  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Cranmer,  archbishop  of  Canterbury  ;  and  secondly,  Alice, 
daughter  of  Edmond  Cranmer,  brother  of  Thomas;  and  his  son 
Robert^seems  to  have  had  this  pedigree  prepared.  Richard  had  a 
son  William,  whose  two  sons,  John  and  William,  came  to  New 
England.  Of  these,  John  was  minister  at  Ipswich  and  Boston,  and 
William,  who  probably  married  Lucy  Downing,  had  children,  Rev. 


American  Genealogist.  143 

John  Norton  of  Hingham,  and  Bonus  Norton.  The  family  has 
been  one  of  distinction,  and  its  reputation  has  been  mantained  of 
late  years  by  Rev.  Andrews  Norton,  professor  of  sacred  literature 
at  Harvard  Collef2;e,  whose  son  Charles  Eliot  Norton,  the  well  known 
author,  is  the  present  custodian  of  the  parchment  roll  above  cited. 

In  the  Herald  and  Genealogist  (London  1865-6)  is  a  review 
of  this  book,  confirming  it  in  most  respects,  and  adding  some  interest- 
ing particulars. 

Charles  B.  Norton  of  New  York  has  announced  a  genealogy  of 
the  family  as  being  in  course  of  preparation. 

Steele  Family.  A  Genealogical  History  of  John  and 
George  Steele  (Settlers  of  Hartford,  Conn.),  1635- 
36,  and  their  Descendants.  With  an  Appendix, 
containing  genealogical  information  concerning  other 
families  of  the  name,  who  settled  in  different  parts 
of  the  United  States.  By  Daniel  Steele  Durrie, 
Librarian  of  Wisconsin  State  Historical  Society. 
Albany,  N.  Y.  :  Munsell  &  Rowland.  1859.  Royal 
8vo.  pp.  145. 

The  first  eighty-five  pages  contain  a  full  and  well  arranged  account 
of  the  families  descended  from  John  and  George  Steele,  who  were 
probably  brothers.  John  was  of  Dorchester  1630,  Cambridge  1632, 
representative  1635,  and  joining  Mr.  Hooker's  party  of  colonists, 
settled  at  Hartford,  where  and  at  Farmington  afterwards,  he  held  a 
very  high  position.  Pp.  89-90  contain  an  account  of  the  Tolland 
(Conn.)  branch  of  this  family;  pp.  91-94  contain  the  posterity  of 
Thomas  Steele  of  Boston,  1710;  pp.  95-97,  the  issue  of  Thomas 
Steel  of  Londonderry,  N.  11.;  pp.  98-118  contain  notes  on  the 
families  of  the  name  settled  in  New  Jersey,  New  York,  Virginia, 
North  Carolina,  Tennessee,  Nova  Scotia,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland, 
and  Ireland  —  most  of  them,  however,  being  established  in  this 
country  within  the  last  hundred  years;  pp.  121-  125  commemorate 
two  heroines  of  the  name,  in  North  Carolina,  famous  for  their  pa- 
triotism. A  good  index  completes  the  volume,  which  is  one  of  the 
best  arranged  and  most  handsomely  printed  of  our  genealogies. 
The  author  gives  much  praise  to  the  late   Dr.  Avery  J.  Skiltou  of 


144  American  Genealogist. 

Troy,  who  assisted  in  the  collection  of  the  fticts  here  given.  This 
work  was  published  mainly  by  subscription,  at  $2  per  copy,  the 
edition  being  limited  to  three  hundred  copies. 

A  Historical  Sketch  of  Hon.  William  Hubbard,  and 
his  Descendants,  since  1630.  By  Edmund  Tuttle. 
West  Meriden,  Sep.  7th,  1859.  F.  E.  Hinman, 
Printer. 

This  is  a  12mo  pamphlet  of  27  pages,  in  flexible  covers.  It 
traces  the  descendants  of  William  Hubbard  of  Ipswich  and  Boston. 
through  one  of  his  sons,  the  E,ev.  William  Hubbard  the  historian. 
The  appendix  contains  a  brief  account  of  Kev.  Ezra  Stiles,  D.  D., 
and  his  descendants. 

Sketch  of  an  Anniversary  Festival  of  the  Mitchell 
Family,  held  at  South  Britain,  New  Haven  Co., 
Ct.,  October  5th,  1858,  with  an  Historical  Notice  of 
the  Life  and  Character  of  Dea.  Eleazar  Mitchell. 
Published  for  Private  Use  by  his  Descendants.  New 
York :  Henderson  &  Stoothoflf,  Book  and  Job  Print- 
ers, No.  64  Duane  Street.  1859. 

This  is  an  18mo  pamphlet  of  28  pages,  containing  an  account  of 
the  celebration  at  his  homestead,  by  his  descendants,  of  the  one 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  marriage  of  Deacon  Eleazar  Mitchell, 
who  was  born  November  27,  1732,  son  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah 
(.Tenners)  Mitchell;  married  Oct.  5,  1758,  Olive  Hickock,  daughter 
of  Dea.  Benjamin  Hickok  Jun.  of  Southbury.  It  also  has  a  list 
of  four  generations  of  his  descendants,  the  principal  part  of  which 
may  be  found  in  Cothren's  History  of  Woodhury,  pp.  633,  642. 
This  little  book  was  carelessly  printed,  and  needs  some  corrections. 

The  Hinckley  Family,  pp.  7. 

This  pamphlet  is  without  a  title  page,  and  is  a  reprint  by  Corne- 
lius Wendell  of  Washington,  D.  C,  of  an  article  published  in  the 
Register,  for  April,  1859,  p.  208,  by  George  W.  Messinger. 

The  progenitor  of  the  family  here  was  Samuel  Hinckley  of  Ten- 
terden,  county  of   Kent,  who  came  here  in  1634,  and  settled  at 


American  Genealogist.  145 

Scituate.  His  son  Thomas  was  a  prominent  man  in  the  Plymouth 
colon}'^,  and  was  the  hist  governor  of  it.  The  record  here  given  is 
of  the  family  of  the  governor's  youngest  son  Ebenezer,  and  is  very 
good  so  far  as  it  professes  to  extend ;  but  the  descendants  are  nu- 
merous, especially  in  the  towns  on  Cape  Cod. 

Henry  Kingsbury  and  his  Descendants.      By  John 
Ward  Dean  of  Boston,  pp.  4. 

This  is  a  reprint  from  the  Register,  xili,  157,  giving  a  part  of 
the  family  descended  from  Henry  Kingsbury  of  Ipswich  and  Ha- 
verhill. The  family  is  now  widely  spread,  and  there  are  also  many 
of  the  name  descended  from  Joseph  Kingsbury  of  Dedham,  Mass. 
A  branch  of  the  descendants  of  Henry,  not  given  in  the  above 
work,  will  be  found  in  Bronson's  History  of  Watei'bury,  Conn.,  p. 
617. 

The  Genealogy  of  Richard  Nason.     Compiled  by  J. 
Caldwell.     Boston :  July  1,  1859.  18mo.  pp.  8. 

This  pamphlet  gives  one  line  of  descent  from  Richard  Nason, 
who  settled  in  South  Berwick,  Me.,  in  1648. 

Genealogy  of  the  Bissell  Family.  From  Stiles's  His- 
tory of  Ancient  Windsor.  [Albany :  J.  Munsell. 
1859.]  8vo.  pp.  16. 

This  and  the  three  following  pamphlets  are  reprinted  from  the 
very  elaborate  History  of  Windsor,  Conn.,  by  Dr.  Henry  R.  Stiles. 
It  has  no  title  page,  but  is  issued  in  a  pamphlet,  stitched.  This 
family  is  traced  to  John  Bissell  of  Windsor,  about  1640,  who  died 
in  1677,  aged  86.  The  record  is  very  exact  and  full,  and  is  printed 
in  a  very  neat,  small  type,  so  that  each  page  contains  a  great  amount 
of  matter.  ■  A  coat  of  arms  is  engraved,  but  as  no  English  pedigree 
can  be  traced,  this  is  of  no  authority. 

The  Windsor  Family  of  Munsell.  From  Stiles's 
Windsor.  [Albany:  J.  Mmisell.  1859.]  8vo.  pp.  8. 

The  progenitor  of  the  Munsells  was  Jacob  Monsell  of  East  Wind- 
sor, about  1700 ;  -but  the  family  does  not  appear  to  have  spread  very 
19 


146  American  Genealogist. 

widely.  A  large  portion  of  this  pamplilet  consists  of  a  very  inte- 
resting sketch  of  Hezekiah  Munsell,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution. 
This  record  was  prepared  by  his  grandson,  Joel  Munsell,  the  well 
known  author  and  publisher,  of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  whose  Historical 
Series,  in  particular,  may  be  cited  as  among  the  most  beautiful  spe- 
cimens of  American  typography. 

Genealogy  of  the  Hayden  Family.  From  Stiles's  His- 
tory of  Ancient  Windsor.  [Albany  :  J.  Munsell. 
1859.]   8vo.  pp.  15. 

This  genealogy,  by  Jabez  H.  Hayden  of  Windsor  Locks,  Conn., 
gives  the  descendants  of  William  Hayden,  who  settled  in  Dorches- 
ter, Mass.,  1630,  and  afterwards  removed  to  Windsor  and  Fairfield, 
and  finally  to  Killingworth,  Conn.,  where  he  died  Sept.  27,  1669. 
Here  also  is  a  coat  of  arms,  without  proof  of  descent  from  or  even 
connection  with,  the  family  entitled  to  bear  it. 

A  History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of 
Joseph  Taynter,  who  sailed  from  England,  April, 
A.  D.  1638,  and  settled  in  Watertown,  Mass.  Pre- 
pared by  Dean  W.  Tainter,  member  of  the  New 
England  Historic-Genealogical  Society.  For  Private 
distribution.  Boston :  Printed  by  David  Clapp. 
1859.  8vo.  pp.  100. 

A  very  well  arranged  account  of  the  family,  especially  to  be 
commended  for  the  precision  of  the  dates  and  the  notes  on  families 
with  which  the  Taintors  allied  themselves.  There  are  also  in  it 
numerous  extracts  from  letters,  journals,  and  deeds,  more  than  I 
remember  in  any  other  work  of  its  size,  and  these,  with  the  bio- 
graphies inserted,  render  the  account  very  interesting.  There  are 
534  persons  here  enumerated,  besides  the  issue  of  marriages  of 
females,  which  are  given  in  many  cases. 

The  volume  being  intended  especially  for  the  family,  it  contains 
an  unusually  large  number  of  biographies  and  private  letters. 
There  will  be  found  at  p.  92  a  pedigree  of  Taintors  descended  from 
Charles,  an  early  settler  of  Connecticut,  and  the  author  promises  to 
print  a  full  account  hereafter. 


American  Genealogist.  147 

The  Connecticut  Family  of  Stiles.  From  Stiles's  His- 
tory of  Ancient  Windsor.  [Albany  :  J.  Munsell. 
1859.]   8vo.  pp.  31. 

This  family  is  traced  to  John  Styles  of  Windsor,  who  was  bap- 
tized at  Milbrooke,  county  of  Bedford,  1595,  and  who  was  accom- 
panied here  by  his  brothers,  Francis,  Henry,  and  Thomas.  The 
record  of  baptism  was  discovered  by  the  llev.  Ezra  Stiles,  among 
some  old  papers,  and  research  has  established  that  these  were  the 
children  of  Thomas  Styles,  baptized  in  that  parish.  This  record 
consists  of  four  parts,  three  devoted  to  the  three  sons  of  John  Stiles, 
and  the  fourth  to  the  family  of  Ephraim,  son  of  the  settler,  Francis. 
The  record  is  very  complete  and  precise  in  dates;  the  author  quotes 
many  notes  made  by  President  Stiles,  who  investigated  the  family 
history  about  a  century  ago.  There  is  an  engraved  coat  of  arms, 
but  no  authority  for  its  use  is  recorded. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  Several 
Ancient  Puritans.  Vol.  II.  By  Rev.  Abner  Morse, 
A.  M.,  member  of  the  N.  E.  Hist.-Gen.  Soc.  Bos- 
ton: Press  of  H.  W.  Button  &  Son.  1859.  8vo.  pp. 
96. 

The  first  volume,  relating  to  the  Adams,  Bullard,  and  other 
families,  is  noticed  under  date  of  1857.  The  second,  whose  title  is 
given  above,  is  devoted  to  the  genealogy  of  the  Brighams,  sprung 
from  Thomas  Brigham  of  Cambridge.  The  author  appropriates  the 
first  two  pages  of  his  sketch  to  some  account  of  persons  of  the  name 
of  Brigham  in  England,  and  arrives  at  the  conclusion  that  "  from 
the  manor  of  Brigham  and  the  lords  of  Allerdale,  have  no  doubt 
sprung  the  name  and  blood  of  the  New  England  Brighams ; "  from 
which  conclusion  we  strongly  dissent,  as  there  is  not  the  faintest 
authority  for  the  supposition. 

The  record  of  the  family  is  very  full,  but  the  cross  references 
are  not  so  plain  as  we  now  expect  in  these  works.  However,  with 
the  exception  of  this  trifling  defect,  it  is  in  all  respects  of  the  first 
class;  the  dates  being  full,  the  biographical  notes  numerous,  and 
the    illustration's  handsomely  executed.     These  last  are  portraits  of 


148  American  Genealogist. 

Hon.  Paul  Brigham,  Ebenezer,  Elijah,  Lincoln  F.,  Josiah,  Otis, 
Francis  D.,  Charles  H.,  Peter  B.,  Francis,  and  William  Brigham, 
and  the  coat  of  arms  of  some  one  of  the  name.  The  first  sixty- 
three  pages  are  given  to  the  progeny  of  the  oldest  son  of  the  emi- 
grant; pp.  64-67,  to  that  of  the  second  son;  and  pp.  68-94,  to  the 
issue  of  the  third  son.  The  author  proposes  to  issue  a  supplement 
in  fly  leaves  to  subscribers,  and  my  copy  has  one  such  after  the 
pagination  ceases ;  others  may  have  been  issued,  and  not  improbably 
the  work  will  occur  bound  up  with  other  genealogies.  The  vagaries 
of  the  late  author  in  this  respect  were  so  numerous,  that  his  volumes 
are  the  terror  of  collectors. 

Stemmata  "Rosellana;  compiled  from  Inquisitiones 
post  mortem,  Parliamentary  Records,  Rotuli  Hun- 
dredorum,  Chancery  Reports,  etc.,  etc.  By  Clifford 
Stanley  Sims,  member  of  the  Historical  Society  of 
Pennsylvania.  Philadelphia:  William  F.  Geddes, 
Printer.  1859.  pp.  8. 

This  little  work  is  a  collection  of  facts  relative  to  different  per- 
sons of  the  name  of  Rosel,  of  no  particular  value  to  the  American 
genealogist,  being  nearly  all  prior  to  1200.  The  only  genealogy 
worth  our  notice  is  that  of  Zechariah  Rossell,  born  at  Eayrstown, 
N.  J.,  in  1723,  whose  son  William  was  judge  of  the  supreme  court 
of  New  Jersey,  and  whose  descendants  are  given.  It  is  difiicult  to 
imagine  the  reason  of  the  publication  of  the  early  notes,  as  there  is 
nothing  connecting  them  with  the  latter  part. 

The  Dexter  Genealogy ;  being  a  record  of  the  families 
descended  from  Rev.  Gregory  Dexter;  with  Notes 
and  Biographical  Sketches  of  each  parent.  By  S. 
C.  Newman,  A.  M.  Providence:  Printed  by  A. 
Crawford  Greene.  1859.  12mo.  pp.  108. 

Mr.  Newman,  the  author  of  this  work,  is  one  of  our  most  tho- 
rough genealogists.  He  has  published  various  charts,  but  this  is, 
I  think,  the  only  volume  that  has  appeared  from  his  pen.  The 
arrangement  of  the  genealogy  is  very  clear,  but  as  there  are  neither 
cross  references  nor  an  index,  the  lines  are  not  so  easily  traced  as 


American  Genealogist.  149 

they  are  in  some  other  books.  The  Rev.  Gregory  Dexter,  whose  de- 
scendants are  here  given,  was  born  at  Olney,  in  Northamptonshire, 
Eng.,  1610  ;  was  a  printer  and  stationer  in  London,  Eng.,  at  which 
place  in  1643,  he  printed  the  first  edition  of  Roger  Williams's  Key 
to  the  Indian  Language.  While  at  London,  he  was  connected  with 
the  Baptist  ministry.  In  1644  he  came  to  this  country,  and  in 
1650  succeeded  Rev.  Mr.  Wickenden  as  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist 
Church,  being  the  fourth  in  order.  He  died  at  the  age  of  ninety, 
in  1700.  The  volume  was  executed  under  the  patronage  of  the 
venerable  Col.  Edward  Dexter  of  Seekonk,  Mass.,  then  in  his  nine- 
tieth year,  of  whom  an  account  will  be  found  at  pp.  61-5. 

Memoir  of  the  Rev.  William  Robinson,  formerly 
Pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Southing- 
ton,  Conn.  With  some  account  of  his  ancestors  in 
this  country.  By  his  son,  Edward  Robinson,  Pro- 
fessor in  Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York. 
Printed  as  Manuscript,  for  private  distribution. 
New  York:  John  F.  Trow,  Printer.  1859.  8vo.  pp. 
214. 

The  contents  of  this  volume  are  of  so  much  value,  that  we  may 
be  pardoned  for  neglecting  the  intimation  on  the  title  page,  that  it 
is  not  fairlj?  a  subject  for  criticism.  William  Robinson  was  the 
grandson  of  the  Rev.  John  Robinson  of  Duxbury,  and  we  are  here 
presented  with  conclusive  proofs  that  the  latter  was  grandson  of 
William  Robinson  of  Dorchester,  and  probably  not  related  to  the 
famous  John  Robinson  of  Leyden.  The  genealogical  note's  on  these 
four  generations  occupy  the  first  sixty  pages,  and  show  not  only 
that  the  writer  has  carefully  sought  out  the  truth,  but  that  he  has 
been  ready  to  publish  it,  though  it  demolishes  a  very  pleasing 
fiction.  It  contains,  besides  the  new  information  concerning  the  main 
family,  much  incidental  notice  of  the  Wiswalls  and  Peabodys. 
The  second  part,  pp.  65  - 190,  contains  the  memoir  of  the  Rev. 
Wm.  Robinson,  a  very  interesting  sketch,  of  which  pp.  186  -  189  are 
given  to  the  descendants  of  this  minister.  In  appendices  D,  E,  F, 
H,  and  K,  will  be  found  valuable  accounts  of  the  families  of  Wol- 
cott,  Mosely,  Mills,  Norton,  Strong,  and  Hooker. 


150  American  GENEALoaisT. 

Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  John  Sill,  who  set- 
tled in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  in  1637.  Albany  :  Mun- 
sell  &  Rowland,  78  State  Street.  1859.  12mo.  pp. 
106. 

John  Sill  of  Cambridge  had  an  only  son,  Joseph,  who  occupies 
a  prominent  figure  in  our  early  annals,  as  a  captain  in  the  Indian 
war  of  1G76.  He  had  several  children  by  his  wife  Jemima  Belcher, 
but  they  died  young;  and  the  father  removing  to  Lyme,  Conn., 
married  again  and  had  two  sons,  Joseph  and  Zechariah.  Joseph 
had  seven  sons,  and  Zechariah  two;  and  our  compiler  accordingly 
divides  his  work  into  nine  sections,  giving  in  each  the  issue  of  one 
of  these  sons.  There  is  no  attempt  at  a  system  of  enumeration  and 
references,  but  the  sections  are  so  short  that  no  inconvenience  is 
caused  by  this  plan.  The  preface  is  signed  by  the  author,  the 
Kev.  George  Gr.  Sill  of  Lyme,  Conn.,  but  a  note  appended  by  his 
daughter,  shows  that  his  death  took  place  before  he  had  made  public 
his  collections  on  this  subject. 

Family  Register. 

This  consists  of  4  pages,  12mo,  printed  in  Albany,  1859,  by  J. 
Munsell.  It  traces  one  branch  of  the  lineage  of  Simeon  Crandall 
of  Washington  county,  R.  I.,  and  of  Aaron  Ott,  both  of  whom 
lived  about  the  middle  of  the  last  century,  and  whose  descendants 
intermarried.     It  was  designed  only  for  insertion  in  Bibles. 

To  the  descendants  of  Timothy  Ingraham.  Informa- 
tion respecting  the  great  Ingraham  Estate  in  the 
Kingdom  of  Great  Britain.  By  G.  R.  Gladding.. 
Providence,  R.  I. :  Printed  by  Henry  L.  Tillinghast, 
No.  9  Market  Square.  1859.  12mo.  pp.  79. 

This  is  the  report  of  an  agent  who  visited  England  a  few  years 
ago  in  search  of  the  estate  of  a  certain  Joseph  Wilson  of  Yorkshire, 
Eng.,  who,  according  to  tradition,  died  in  1680,  and  left  a  fabulous 
amount  of  property  in  that  county  to  an  only  daughter,  who  mar- 
ried one  Edward  Cowell,  who  emigrated  to  this  country  and  also 
left  an  only  daughter,  who  married  Timothy  Ingraham,  who  settled 


American  Genealogist.  151 

at  Bristol,  R.  I.  Of  late  the  excitement  has  heen  renewed,  and  I  do 
not  hesitate  to  pronounce  the  whole  matter  a  most  melancholy  de- 
lusion, to  be  greatly  regretted.  It  does  not  appear  that  Mr.  Glad- 
ding found  in  what  part  of  that  very  large  county  the  estate  was 
situated,  or  obtained  proof  that  any  such  person  as  the  tradition 
described  ever  lived  in  Yorkshire  or  anywhere  else.  One  good  result 
has  been  derived  from  this  research,  though  not  proportioned  to  the 
time  and  money  expended.  The  genealogy  of  the  descendants  of 
Timothy  Ingraham  has  been  collected  and  is  here  printed  on  pp. 
69-75.  These  descendants  bear  the  names  of  Ingraham,  Spalding, 
Gladding,  Waldron,  James,  Coit,  and  Manchester. 

A  wood  cut  of  a  Chinese  portrait  of  Capt.  Solomon  Ingraham,  a 
descendant  of  Timothy,  taken  in  Canton  about  1790,  and  several 
other  wood  cuts,  chiefly  coats  of  arms,  are  given. 

Record  of  the  Coe  Family.  1596  - 1856.  New  York, 
John  A  Gray's  Fire-Proof  Printing  Office,  16  and  18 
Jacob  St.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  16. 

We  have  already  noticed  this  work  at  p.  116,  and  have  only  to  add 
that  the  first  fourteen  pages  are  an  exact  reprint  of  the  first  edition. 
This  issue  was  prepared  by  Ebenezer  Coe  of  Bangor,  Me.,  and  is 
dated  in  that  city,  June  1,  1859.  It  was  printed  by  Wheeler  & 
Lynde,  and,  as  noted  above,  contains  two  pages  additional,  recording 
the  descendants  of  Rev.  Curtis  Coe,  of  Durham,  N.  H. 


1860. 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Cragin  Family,  being  the  de- 
scendants of  John  Cragin  of  Woburn,  Massachu- 
setts, from  1652  to  1858.  By  Charles  H.  Cragin, 
A.  M.,  M.  D.  Washington,  D.  C.  :  W.  H.  Moore, 
Printer.   [I860.]   8vo.  pp.  38. 

This  work  is  arranged  in  tables,  printed  across  the  pages,  and  is 
tolerably  easily  followed ;  for  though  there  are  no  cross  references 
in  the  body  of  the  pamphlet,  there  is  a  folding  genealogical  chart 


152  American  Genealogist. 

appended,  in  whicli  the  individuals  are  named  with  references  by 
numbers  to  their  families.  Prefixed  is  a  wood  cut  engraving  of  the 
farm  of  John  Cragin.  The  copy  in  the  library  of  the  N.  E.  Hist- 
Gen.  Society  contains  photographic  portraits  of  the  author,  who 
resides  in  Georgetown,  D.  C.,  and  of  Dea.  Simon  Cragin  and  his  wife 
and  Isaiah  Cragin.  It  has  also  a  photographic  view  of  the  home- 
stead of  Dea.  Simon  Cragin,  at  Mason,  N.  H. 


Genealogical  and  Biographical  Sketch  of  the  Name 
and  Family  of  Brackett;  from  the  year  1630  to 
the  year  1860.  By  Jeffrey  Richardson  jr.  Boston  : 
Printed  by  Alfred  Mudge  &  Son,  for  the  author, 
1860.  8vo.  pp.  56. 

This  is  a  very  handsome  volume,  recording  the  descendants  of 
one  branch  of  the  Brackett  family,  sprung  from  James,  third  son 
of  Capt.  Richard  B.  of  Braiotree.  The  two  sons  of  James,  viz., 
Joseph  and  Nathan,  are  here  taken  as  heads  of  families,  and  the 
genealogy  is  divided  into  two  parts,  one  beginning  on  p.  25,  No. 
xxii,  and  the  other  on  p.  32,  No.  xxiii.  This  record  is  very  good 
in  the  later  generations,  but  it  is  greatly  to  be  regretted  that  the 
author  did  not  examine  Savage's  account  of  the  early  portion  of  the 
race,  as  it  adds  much  to  what  is  here  given. 

The  Family  of  Rev.  David  D.  Field,  D.  D.  of  Stock- 
bridge,  Mass.,  with  their  Ancestors,  from  the  time 
of  Emigration  to  America.  By  his  youngest  son, 
Henry  M.  Field.  Not  published,  but  printed  pri- 
vately for  the  use  of  the  Family.  1860.  12mo.  pp. 
105. 

This  work  is,  as  its  title  denotes,  chiefly  devoted  to  the  family  of 
Eev.  David  Dudley  Field,  D.  D.,  whose  genealogy  of  the  Brainard 
family  has  already  been  noticed.  Pp.  3-4  are  on  the  origin  of  the 
name  ;  pp.  5-13  are  on  the  Fields  of  England  ;  on  p.  14  is  a  wood 
cut  of  the  arms  of  .John  Field,  the  astronomer;  pp.  15-32  give  the 
descent  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Field  from  Zacheriah  Field,  one  of  the  settlers 
of  Hartford,  Conn. ;  pp.  33-38  give  the  descendants  of  Rev.  Timothy 


American  Genealogist.  153 

Field,  brother  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  F. ;  and  the  remainder  of  the  work 
is  devoted  to  the  doctor's  own  descendants.  Among  his  sons  are 
David  D.  Field,  a  well  known  New  York  politician,  Cyrus  W.  Field, 
whose  connection  with  the  Atlantic  telegraph  has  rendered  him 
famous,  and  Rev.  Henry  M.  Field,  the  author  of  this  book,  one  of 
the  editors  of  the  New  York  Evangelist. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  Thomas 
Flint,  of  Salem,  with  a  Copy  of  the  Wills  and  In- 
ventories of  the  Estates  of  the  first  two  Generations. 
Compiled  by  John  Flint  and  John  H.  Stone.  An- 
dover:  Printed  by  Warren  F.  Draper.  1860.  8vo. 
pp.  150. 

Thomas  and  William  Flint,  who  early  settled  at  Salem,  were 
brothers;  the  descendants  of  the  latter  are  few,  but  of  the  former 
many  have  borne  the  name,  this  record  enumerating  1950.  The 
genealogy  has  evidently  been  prepared  with  great  care,  the  dates 
being  very  fully  given,  the  arrangement  clear,  and  in  many  instances 
interesting  biographical  notes  give  the  reader  an  insight  into  the 
manners  and  actions  of  the  past.  It  is  certainly  very  creditable  to 
the  authors,  and  must  prove  satisfactory  to  the  family.  The  intro- 
duction informs  us  that  besides  these  two  brothers,  there  were  two 
other  early  emigrants  of  the  name,  who  are  not  known  to  have  been 
connected  with  them.  These  are  Rev.  Henry  Flint  of  Braintree, 
Mass.,  and  Thomas  his  brother,  the  latter  of  whom  came  from 
Matlock,  county  of  Derby,  and  settled  at  Concord,  Mass.,  in  1638. 
The  family  is  said  to  have  been  long  settled  at  Matlock,  and  it  has 
spread  quite  widely  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic. 

Genealogical  History  of  the  Redfield  Family  in  the 
United  States.  By  John  Howard  Redfield.  Being 
a  Revision  and  Extension  of  the  Genealogical 
Tables  compiled  in  1839  by  William  C.  Redfield. 
Albany  :  Mansell  &  Rowland.  New  York  :  C.  B. 
Richardson.  18G0.  8vo.  pp.  337. 

The  previously  issued  accounts  of  the  Redfields,  traced  the  family 
only  of  Theophilu's  of  Killingworth,  Conn.,  1705;  but  the  present 
20 


154  American  Genealogist. 

author  has  succeeded  in  establishing  the  pedigree  for  two  genera- 
tions earlier.  The  head  of  the  family  was  William  Redfin  or  Red- 
field  of  Cambridge,  1646,  and  New  London.  His  only  son  was 
James  of  New  London,  New  Haven,  Martha's  Vineyard,  and  Say- 
brook,  who  had  issue  Theophilus  and  James,  the  former,  of  Killing- 
worth,  the  latter  of  Fairfield,  Conn.  The  discovery  of  the  early  por- 
tion of  this  pedigree  and  its  verification,  are  proofs  of  the  author's 
zeal  and  judgment;  and  he  has  certainly  established  as  clear  a  case 
as  any  critic  can  desire.  The  genealogy  is  full,  and  is  arranged 
on  a  good  plan,  enumerating  over  sixteen  hundred  of  the  name, 
one  thousand  of  whom  are  supposed  now  to  be  liwug.  The  notes 
contain  a  curious  summary  of  statistics  of  birth,  longevity,  &c.; 
as  also  extracts  from  deeds  and  records,  and  a  list  of  sixty-two 
papers,  published  by  William  C.  Redfield,  on  scientific  subjects. 
The  volume  contains  beautifully  engraved  portraits  of  Peleg  Red- 
field,  Luther,  Heman  J.,  Lewis  H.,  George,  William  C,  Isaac 
F.,  and  Theophilus  Redfield.  The  whole  execution  of  the  work  is 
very  neat,  and  as  it  has  a  good  index,  it  will  be  a  valuable  and 
ornamental  addition  to  the  genealogist's  library. 

Memorials  of  Elder  John  White,  one  of  the  first 
Settlers  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  of  his  Descendants. 
By  Allyn  H.  Kellogg.  Hartford  :  Printed  for  the 
Family,  by  Case,  Lockwood  &  Co.  1860.  8vo.  pp. 
322. 

This  genealogy  is  in  all  respects  one  of  the  best  yet  published, 
being  extensive,  exact  in  dates,  well  arranged,  and  throu^'hout  bear- 
ing the  marks  of  careful  and  extensive  examination  of  old  records. 
The  descendants  in  the  female  line,  are  also  noticed  in  many  cases, 
and  the  biographical  sketches  of  the  more  prominent  members  of 
the  family  show  that  it  has  preserved  a  good  station  in  the  estima- 
tion of  the  community.  The  name,  as  might  be  expected,  is  very 
common  in  New  England,  there  being  over  twenty  emigrants  of  the 
name  not  known  to  be  connected  to  each  other  ;  and  a  similar  fre- 
quency of  occurrence  in  England,  will  render  any  attempt  to  trace 
the  pedigree  of  John  White,  very  difiicult.  Some  extracts  from 
English  records,  furnished  by  the  liberality  of  iion.  Henry  White 


American  Genealogist.  155 

of  New  Haven,  are  printed,  not  as  referring  to  this  family,  but  to 
aid  others  of  the  name.  The  table  of  heads  of  families  is  a  good 
feature  in  the  book,  and  the  analyses  of  the  duration  of  the  different 
generations,  and  the  extent  of  the  several  branches,  are  instructive 
and  interesting.  The  author  in  his  preface  acknowledges  valuable 
aid  rendered  by  Norman,  Henry,  and  Ebenezer  B.  White;  the 
former  gentleman  having  borne  a  large  share  of  the  expense  of 
publication. 

The  Jewell  Register,  containing  a  List  of  the  De- 
scendants of  Thomas  Jewell  of  Braintree,  near 
Boston,  Mass.  Hartford :  Case,  Lock  wood  &  Co. 
1860.  8vo.  pp.  104. 

This  is  a  compactly  printed  pamphlet,  giving  1868  of  the  descend- 
ants of  Thomas  Jewell.  It  is  arranged  on  the  plan  of  the  late 
Judge  Groodwin  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  which  is  one  of  the  best  that 
are  used.  The  authors  appear  to  be  Pliny  Jewell  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  and  the  Rev.  Joel  Jewell  of  French  Mills,  Pa.  They  sup- 
pose the  progenitor  of  this  family,  who  was  at  Mt.  Wollaston,  now 
Braintree,  as  early  as  1639,  and  died  there  in  1654,  to  have  been  of 
the  same  stock  as  Bishop  Jewell  (1522-71),  but  give  no  reasons 
for  this  supposition.  The  arms  of  Bishop  Jewell  are  prefixed  to 
the  book. 

Record  of  the  Family  of  Louis  Du  Bois,  who  emi- 
grated from  France  to  America  in  1660.  Edition 
of  150  copies;  printed  for  the  use  of  the  family 
connection  only.  [Philadelphia :]  Press  of  John 
C.  Clark  &  Son.  1860.  8vo.  pp.  76. 

"  This  narrative,''  says  the  preface,  "  is  one  of  a  series  of  family 
records,  distinct  from  each  other,  yet  in  some  respects  united." 
The  first  is  the  Patterson  family,  1847  ;  the  second,  the  Ewing, 
1858,  and  the  third  and  last  the  present  work,  which  is  the  joint 
production  of  Robert  P.  Du  Bois  of  New  London,  Pa.,  and  William 
E.  Du  Bois  of  Philadelphia.  The  work  is  admirably  adapted  for 
what  it  is  intended  to  be  —  a  repository  of  facts  that  will  interest 


156  American  Genealogist. 

members  of  the  family.  A  folding  lithographic  tabular  pedigree  of 
the  descendants  of  Robert  Du  Bois  and  his  wife  Catherine  Blangon, 
is  appended.  A  facsimile  of  the  first  page  of  the  Register  of  the 
French  Church  of  Nevi  Paltz,  commencing  1683,  in  the  handwriting 
of  Louis  Du  Bois,  the  first  elder  and  clerk  of  the  session,  is  also  given, 
besides  which  there  is  a  page  of  autographs. 

Genealogy  of  the  Everett  Family.  By  Edward  F. 
Everett,  of  Charlestown,  Mass.  Reprinted  from  the 
New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register, 
for  July,  1860.  Boston;  Henry  W.  Button  &  Son, 
Printers.    1860.  8vo.  pp.  7. 

This  record  contains  a  portion  of  the  descendants  of  Richard 
Everett  of  Dedham,  1636,  being  sufficiently  extended  to  enable  any 
one  to  connect  and  trace  the  remaining  branches.  From  this  an- 
cestor are  descended,  Alexander  H.  Everett,  and  Edward  Everett 
the  late  distinguished  orator  and  statesman. 

Genealogical  Items  of  the  Kellogg  Family.  No.  II. 
By  D.  0.  Kellogg,  member  of  the  New  England 
Hist.  Gen.  Societ3^  Boston  :  H.  W.  Button  &  Son. 
1860.  8vo.  pp.  88. 

This  pamphlet,  by  Mr.  Kellogg  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  was  reprinted 
from  the  N.  E.  Hist,  and  Gen.  Register,  for  April,  1860.  The  first 
part  is  noticed  under  the  date  of  1858.  The  progenitor  of  the  family 
here  recorded  was  Lieut.  Joseph  Kellogg,  who  joined  the  church 
at  Farmington,  Conn.,  Oct.  9,  1653,  removed  to  Boston,  Mass., 
1659,  and  thence  removed  to  Hadley,  Mass.,  about  1662,  where  he 
died  about  1707. 

Fiftieth  Anniversary  of  the  Marriage  of  James  and 
Mary  North,  Middletown,  Conn.,  Oct.  24,  1860. 
Hartford  :  Press  of  Case,  Lockwood  and  Company, 
1860. 

This  is  a  privately  printed  12mo  pamphlet  of  30  pages,  containing 
a  pleasant  account  of  proceedings  at  the  celebration  of  the  golden 
wedding  oi  \)Qdi<ion  James  North,  born  Sep.  16,  1788,  son  of  Simeon 


American  Genealogist.  157 

North;  married  Oct.  24,  1810,  Mary  Doud,  born  Aug.  7,  1792, 
daughter  of  Richard  Doud.  No  clue  is  given  to  their  ancestry, 
except  the  above,  but  a  full  account  is  given  of  the  descendants  of 
Deacon  North. 

The  Washingtons:  A  Tale  of  a  Country  Parish  in 
the  Seventeenth  Century.  By  John  Nassau  Simp- 
kinson,  Rector  of  Brington,  Northants.  London : 
Longmans.   1860.  8vo.  pp.  326  and  89. 

This  is  an  interesting  account  of  the  Washington  family,  compiled 
from  the  parish  records  and  certain  manuscripts  preserved  at  Althorpe, 
the  seat  of  Earl  Spencer.  It  was  undertaken  under  the  mistaken 
idea  that  George  Washington  was  descended  from  this  branch.  It 
seems  that  Laurence  Washington  of  Sulgrave,  Northants,  having 
been  forced  to  part  with  his  property,  removed  to  Brington,  near 
Althorp  Park,  probably  because  he  was  related  to  the  Spencers.  The 
house  in  which  he  lived,  and  which  his  brother  Robert  afterwards 
occupied,  has  been  identified,  and  in  the  church-yard  will  be  found 
his  epitaph,  dated  13th  Dec,  1616,  showing  that  by  his  wife  Marga- 
ret, daughter  of  William  Tees  of  Sussex,  he  had  eight  sons  and 
nine  daughters.  Of  these  sons,  Sir  William  married  Anne  Villiers, 
half  sister  of  the  duke  of  Buckingham,  and  had  a  son  Sir  Henry,  a 
soldier  of  distinction,  and  two  daughters,  Susanna,  wife  of  Reginald 
Graham,  and  Elizabeth,  who  married  George  Legge,  lord  Dartmouth. 
Another  son  was  probably  page  to  Prince  Charles,  and  died  at  Mad- 
rid, 1623.  John  and  Lawrence  were  wrongly  supposed  to  have 
emigrated  to  Virginia.  Elizabeth,  one  of  the  daughters,  married 
Francis  Mewce  ;  another  married  Francis  Pill;  Amy  married  Philip 
Curtis,  and  Barbara  married  Simon  Butler.  Our  author  gave  proofs 
sufficient  that  John,  one  of  these  sons,  was  knighted  in  1623,  and  that 
he  married  Mary  Curtis  (sister  of  Amy  Washington's  husband),  who 
died  January  1,  1624,  and  was  buried  in  Islip  Church,  and  had  by 
her  sons  Mordaunt,  John,  and  Philip.  At  least  our  author  finds  on 
the  Althorp  household  books,  that  among  the  frequent  guests  of 
Lord  Spencer,  were  Sir  William,  John,  and  Lawrence  Washington, 
the  Curtisses,  Mewces  and  Pills,  and  that  John  is  termed  Sir  John 
after  March,  1623,  and  is  accompanied  by  a  son  Mordaunt.      From 


158  American  Genealogist. 

this  beginning  others  have  followed  up  the  trace,  and  as  we  shall 
hereafter  show,  have  proved  that  the  American  family  is  not  from 
this  branch.  Still  the  book  will  possess  a  certain  interest  as  an 
antiquarian  romance. 

It  is  certainly  surprising  that  no  genealogist  has  compiled  a  full 
account  of  the  Washingtons  in  America. 

Bishop  Meade's  Old  Families,  and  Mr.  Custis's  Recollections,  con- 
tain much  interesting  information  on  the  point ;  the  Heraldic  Jour- 
nal (Boston,  1866),  containsareprintof  all  that  is  known  at  present. 

Perkins  Family  of  Connecticut.  By  Fred.  B.  Perkins 
of  Hartford,  Conn.     [Boston  :  I860.]   8vo.  pp.  8. 

This  is  a  reprint  from  the  N.  E.  Hist,  and  Gen.  Register,  for 
April,  1860.  It  gives  only  descendants  of  Joseph  and  Jabez  Per- 
kins, who  settled  in  Connecticut,  and  who  were  grandsons  of  John 
Perkins,  who  emigrated  from  England,  and  settled  at  Ipswich,  Mass. 
The  previous  generations  of  this  family,  and  the  early  generations 
of  other  Perkins  families,  are  given  in  an  article  by  H.  N.  Perkins 
of  Boston,  published  in  the  Register,  for  July,  1856,  and  a  fuller 
account  of  the  Hampton  Perkinses  by  Asa  W.  Brown,  in  the  same 
work,  Jan.,  1858.  Neither  of  the  latter  articles  were  reprinted  sepa- 
rately. 

Incidents  in  the  Life  of  Samuel  Whitney,  born  in 
Marlborough,  Massachusetts,  1734.  Died  at  Cas- 
tine,  Maine,  1808.  Together  with  some  Account 
of  his  Descendants,  and  other  Family  Memorials. 
Collected  by  his  Great-Grandson,  Henry  Austin 
Whitney.  Boston ;  Printed  for  private  distribution. 
1860.    folio,  pp.  142. 

One  hundred  and  twenty-five  copies  were  struck  off  at  the  River- 
side press,  Cambridge.  On  the  title  page  of  twenty-five  copies,  the 
vignette  was  printed  in  different  tints.  Head  and  tail  pieces  to  the 
different  chapters  and  divisions,  of  scroll  work,  and  the  initial  let- 
ters, cut  for  this  book,  are  printed  in  red  relief.  In  the  appendix, 
the  initial  letters  are  in  black  relief.     There  are  two  plates  —  Samuel 


American  Genealogist.  159 

Whitney's  residences  at  Concord  and  Castiue,  with  several  facsimiles 
of  signatures. 

This  book,  beautifully  printed,  is  especially  of  interest  to  the 
immediate  family  of  which  it  treats,  giving  a  very  full  genealogical 
account  of  Samuel  Whitney's  descendants,  and  of  those  of  David 
Howe,  lilsq.,  of  Castine.  On  pp.  74  and  75,  will  be  found  a  genea- 
logical outline  of  the  descendants  of  Col.  William  Smith,  born  in 
Newton,  near  Higham  Ferris,  in  Northampton,  England,  November 
6,  1675 ;  married  Martha  Ferristall  of  Putney,  in  the  county  of 
Surrey,  in  the  Protestant  church  at  Tangier,  Africa,  and  whose 
twelve  children  were  born  in  Tangier,  London,  Youghall  (Ireland), 
New  York,  and  Brookhaven,  L.  I.,  where  he  died  Sept.  27,  1705. 
Epitaphs  and  monumental  insci'iptions  are  given  from  Castine  and 
Waldoboro,  Me.,  New  Orleans,  La.,  Bolton,  Mass.,  Swedesboro', 
N.  J.,  and  the  Granary  burial  ground,  Boston.  The  appendix 
contains  genealogical  outlines  of  the  descendants  of  John  Bridge  of 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  1632,  who  died  1665  ;  of  Abraham  Belknap  of 
Essex  county,  who  died  about  1644  ;  and  of  David  Cutler,  who  died 
in  Boston  1710  ;  all  of  which  sketches  contain  some  material  which 
I  have  not  met  with  in  print  elsewhere.  Also  a  notice  of  Samuel 
Austin  of  Boston,  born  1721,  died  1792,  with  his  descent  from 
Richard  Austin  of  Charlestown,  and  an  account  of  the  somewhat 
remarkable  recapture  of  the  American  ship  Hiram,  from  the  French, 
in  the  year  1800. 

Pratt  Memorial.     By  Eev.   Stillman   Pratt,  Middle- 
bo  ro',  Mass.    small  4 to.  pp.  8. 

This  is  a  pamphlet  without  title  page,  and  was  published  in  1860. 
It  gives  a  genealogy  of  the  Pratts  descended  from  John  Pratt  of 
Dorchester,  Mass.,  admitted  a  freeman  of  the  Massachusetts  colony, 
May  14,  1634.  His  descendants,  we  are  here  informed,  reside 
chiefly  in  3Iedfield,  Reading,  and  Woodend,  ]\Iass.,  Temple,  N.  H., 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  and  Prattsville,  Ala.  Besides  John  there  are  other 
immigrants  mentioned  here,  viz.,  Phineas  of  Weymouth,  Plymouth, 
and  Charlestown,  whose  descendants  may  be  found  at  Cohasset,  Mid- 
dleboro,  Taunton,  Boston,  and  many  other  places;  Joshua  of  Ply- 
mouth (supposed  to  be  a  brother  of  Phineas),  whose  descendants 


160  American  Genealogist. 

are  settled  in  the  old  colony,  Sudbury,  Shutesbury,  and  elsewhere ; 
William,  of  Hartford  and  Saybrook,  Conn.,  whose  descendants  re- 
side at  Saybrook  and  vicinity ;  and  Edward,  from  London,  Eng., 
who  settled  at  Sutton,  Mass.,  and  whose  descendants  are  found  in 
Sherborn  and  vicinity.  It  is  here  stated  that  the  genealogy  of  the 
Saybrook  family  has  been  thoroughly  traced,  and  is  ready  for  pub- 
lication. 

Pedigree  of  Miner.  By  W.  H.  Whitraore.  Reprinted 
from  the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogi- 
cal Register  for  April,  1859.  Boston  :  H.  W.  But- 
ton &  Son.  1860.  8vo.  pp.  9. 

This  is  probably  the  rarest  of  American  genealogies,  as  but  one 
copy  remains.  After  the  type  had  stood  for  some  months,  it  was 
accidentally  distributed,  and  a  single  proof  remains. 

As  to  the  family,  which  has  been  of  good  reputation  in  Connecti- 
cut, we  may  say  that  it  claims  a  good  origin  in  England.  This 
essay  was  written  by  Thomas  Miner  of  Stonington,  Conn.,  in  1683, 
when  he  was  seventy-five  years  old,  for  the  purpose  of  preserving 
a  knowledge  of  the  pedigree.  He  claims  that  his  father  Clement, 
was  son  of  William  Miner  of  Chew-Magna,  who  died  in  1585,  and 
that  William  was  son  of  another  and  more  noted  William. 

The  family  is  traced  back  for  several  generations  with  much  zeal 
and  a  considerable  display  of  heraldic  pedantry. 

The  family  seem  to  have  given  full  credence  to  the  pedigree,  for 
the  arms  depicted  in  the  manuscripts  are  found  on  the  tomb-stones  of 
three  of  the  sons  of  this  Thomas. 

Merrick  Genealogy.  A  Genealogical  Circular,  Very 
Respectfully  Addressed  to  all  the  Merricks  in  Ame- 
rica. Large  4 to.  pp.  9. 

The  title  of  this  pamphlet  and  the  small  number  of  its  pages 
will  give  those  who  have  not  seen  it  a  very  inadequate  idea  of  its 
extent.  Though  there  are  but  nine  pages  here,  yet  these  pages  — 
being  printed  in  small  type,  three  columns  to  a  page  —  contain  as 
much  matter  as  50  common  octavo  pages ;  and  though  the  work  is 
called  a  circular,  it  is  in  the  regular  form  of  a  genealogy  and  gives 


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a  greater  number  of  persons  than  do  many  books  that  profess  to  be 
full  genealogies. 

The  pamphlet  was  published  in  1860 ;  but  the  p^'.nter's  name  is 
not  given,  nor  is  the  place  where  it  was  printed.  We  learn  from  the 
introduction,  that  the  author  is  the  Kev.  James  L.  Merrick  of  South 
Amherst,  Mass.,  and  that  he  intends  soon  to  publish  a  genealogy  in 
book  form.  The  basis  of  this  work,  the  author  informs  us,  is  a 
genealogy  compiled  in  1815-16,  by  the  late  Tilly  Merrick  Jr.,  of 
West  Springfield,  Mass.  Eight  of  these  nine  pages  are  devoted  to 
the  descendants  of  Thomas  Merrick,  who  settled  in  1638,  at  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  where  he  had  thirteen  children  born.  Besides  this 
family,  there  are  several  others  in  America,  namely,  the  Methuen 
family,  descended  from  Timothy  Merrick,  who  there  married  Mary 
Bodwell  in  1728 ;  the  Philadelphia  and  Hallowell  families  de- 
scended from  two  brothers  :  Samuel,  born  1762,  and  John,  born 
1766,  who  emigrated  from  London  to  this  country,  the  former  set- 
tling at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  the  latter  at  Hallowell,  Me. ;  the 
Maryland  family,  who  trace  their  descent  to  Thomas  Duhuret  Mer- 
rick who  settled  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  where  he  died  Dec,  1794;  and 
the  Marblehead  family  descended  from  Michael  Merrick,  who  with 
a  brother  emigrated  from  Ireland  and  settled  at  Marblehead,  Mass. 
about  1770.     Some  account  of  all  these  families  is  given. 

A  Letter  concerning  Family  History.  By  Andrew 
Brown.  1812.  [Printed  at  Albany  by  J.  Munsell. 
I860.]  pp.  12. 

This  is  an  autobiographical  letter  written  by  Andrew  Brown  to 
his  son  Silas,  in  1812.  It  contains  some  genealogical  notes,  and 
the  editor  has  prefixed  a  short  tabular  pedigree  showing  that 
Andrew  was  grandson  of  Ichabod,  who  was  the  son  of  John  Brown 
of  Stonington,  Conn.  We  presume  the  letter  remained  in  manuscript 
until  printed  at  this  time. 

Genealogy  of  the  Freeman  Family. 

This  little  book  of  92  pages  is  almost  entirely  filled  with  one  or 
two  biographies.     The  genealogy  is  traced  back  to  Samuel   Free- 
man of  Watertown,  A.  D.   1630,  and   thence    downward  through 
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162  j?American  Genealogist. 

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Samuel  of  Eastham,  whose  graudsou,  Enoch,  II.  C.  1729,  removed 
to  Fahuouth,  Me'.Jn  1742. 

This  hist  na||Ded  held  various  offices,  was  judge  of  probate  in 
1770,  and  died  in  1788.  His  son,  Samuel,  was  also  judge  of  pro- 
bate and  filled  other  responsible  positions.  The  greater  portion  of 
this  book  is  devoted  to  the  biography  of  this  Samuel  Freeman, 
and  of  his  son,  Samuel  D.  Freeman,  and  the  whole  seems  to  be  an 
appendix  to  certain  lectures  prepared  for  delivery  before  the  Wash- 
ingtonian  Society  at  Portland. 

We  find  no  date  of  f)ublication,  but  have  ventured  to  assign  it 
to  18G0  or  ISol. 


1861. 

Genealogy  of  the  Adams  Family  of  Kingston,  Mass. 
Collected  and  compiled  by  George  Adams  of  Boston. 
Boston  :  Published  by  the  Descendants  of  Francis 
Adams.  Printed  by  David  Clapp.  1861.  8vo.  pp. 
64. 

This  is  a  well  arranged  and  thoroughly  prepared  work.  There 
are  two  letters  here  from  Kichard  Adams,  brother  of  Francis,  the 
immigrant,  addressed  to  him  from  Chester,  Eng.,  one  dated  Jan. 
26,  1697,  and  the  other  May  20,  1700.  The  well  known  lines  on 
The  Family  Bible,  which  have  been  supposed  to  be  a  parody  on 
Woodworth's  Old  Oaken  Bucket,  are  here  claimed  as  the  production 
of  the  above  named  Francis  x\dams.  The  author  brings  forward 
in  support  of  this  claim  the  testimony  of  Dr.  Ezekiel  Holmes  of 
Winthrop,  Me.,  and  others.  Dr.  Holmes  says  :  "  During  the  years 
1814  to  1817,  I  often  listened  to  Mrs.  Mercy  Adams  while  she 
recited  The  Family  Bible."  The  Old  Oaken  Bucket  was  written  in 
1818,  and  if  this  statement  is  correct,  the  Family  Bible  must  have 
been  written  first.  Mr.  Adams  does  not,  however,  find  the  latter 
in  print  till  1818,  and  the  internal  evidence  i«  against  so  early  an 
origin  as  is  claimed. 

The  Babcock  Family.  Svo.  pp.  4. 

This  is  a  pamphlet  without  title  page,  reprinted  in  1861,  at 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  by  Messrs.  Muusell  &  liowland,  from  a  half  sheet 


Amekican  Genealogist.  163 

foolscap,  without  dcte,  but   probably  printed  in  1844,  a.s  a  note  at 
the  end  signed  S.  L«,bcock,  is  dated  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  that 
year.     Mr.  Babcock  staes  that  he  had  been  permitted  by  the  author, 
Albert  Wells  of  Palmyn   N.  Y.,  to  copy  this  account  of  the  Bab- 
cock  family  from  a  sheet  p-inted  by  Mr   Wells  himself,  for  bis  own 
gratification  and  amusement.      Mr.  Babcock  added  to  Mr.  Wells's 
account  a  coat  of  arms  figurel,  with  a  description  in  heraldic  lan- 
guage, and  its  explanation,  furn^hed  by  a  friend,  all  of  which  have 
been  copied  in  the  present   editiDn  ;  but  no  evidence  is  furnished 
that  the  arms  belong  to  this  famiy.     The  ancestor  of  this  family 
is  here    said  to  have  been  James  Bibcock,  who  changed  his  name 
from  Badcock,  at  his  emigration.     It  in  asserted  that  he  was  "  bora 
in  Essex,  England,  about  the  year  1580  ;  was  one  of  the  Puritans  ; 
and  in  the  year   1620,   removed   with  his  limily  to  Leyden,  in  Hol- 
land, to  emigrate  with  the  pilgrims  to  America.       He  embarked  in 
the  ship  Anne,  early   in   the  year  1623,  and  arrived  at  Plymouth, 
Mass.,  in  July,  where  he  lived  the  residue  of  his  lifetime,  and  died." 
The  facts  here  stated  are  said  to  have  been  derived  from  "traditions 
and   national  recoi'ds."     They  may  be  supported  by  tradition,  but  I 
think  it   would   be   diflBcult  to  find    any    confirmation    in  national 
records.        Mr.  Hinman,  in  his  Puritan  Settlers  of  Connecticut  (1st 
ed.,  p.  Ill ;  2d  ed.,  p.  106),  gives  a  similar  statement.     Mr.  Savage, 
in  his  Genealogical  Dictionary,  vol.  I,  p.  87,  referring  to  Hinman's 
account,  calls  it  a  ''  strange  combination  of  errors.     Now,"  he  con- 
tinues. "  we  know  that  no  passenger  of  this  name  came  in  that  ship 
[the  Anne]  ;  and  1  have  strong  reason,  after  much  inquiry,  to  doubt 
that  any  such  man  lived  in  the  [Plymouth]  Colony  for  its  earliest 
forty  years."     Mr.   Savage  gives  a  James    Babcock  of   Westerly, 
1661,  who  had  removed  thither  from  Newport,  and  who  had  child- 
ren named  James,  John,  Job,  and  Mary.     The  writer  of  this  sketch 
states  that  James  Babcock  of  Plymouth,  had  children  bearing  the 
same  names,  and  a  fifth  child,  Joseph  ;  of  whom  James,  Job,  and 
Mary,    remained  with    their    father  in  Plymouth  ;    John  settled  at 
Westerly,  R.  I.,  about  the  year  1648,  and  Joseph  removed  to  Con- 
necticut, near  Saybrook. 


164  American  Genealogist. 

Percival  and  Ellen  Green.     [Boston.  Press  of  H.  W. 
Button  &  Son.   1861.]    8'0.  pp.  5. 

This  pamphlet  is  without  title  page.  I  have  supplied  within 
brackets,  the  place  aud  date  of  publication-  It  contains  one  line  of 
the  descendants  of  Percival  Green,  vUo  came  to  this  country  in 
1635.  and  settled  at  Cambridge,  Mo^s.,  carried  down  to  the  sixth 
generation.  The  author  is  Samuel  A.  Green,  M.  D.,  of  Boston,  of 
the  eighth  generation.  This  account  is  reprinted,  with  a  few  addi- 
tional particulars,  in  the  Regkto'  for  April,  1861.  To  some  copies 
is  added  an  article  by  Dr.  Grc^n,  from  the  American  AnnaU  of  the 
Deaf  and  Dumb,  for  April,  1861,  containing  a  sketch  of  the  life 
of  Francis  Green  of  this  family,  "  the  earliest  advocate  of  the  edu- 
cation of  deaf  mutes  in  Imerica,  "  and  a  translation  by  the  latter, 
of  some  extracts  from  the  Institution  des  Sourds  et  Miiets  of  the 
Abbe  De  L 'Epee,  which  translation  was  first  published  in  1803,  in 
the  Ne^o  England  Palladium,  a  Boston  newspaper. 

Sketch  of  the  Chipman  Family  communicated  to  the 
New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register, 
by  Rev.  R.  Manning  Chipman  of  Wolcottville,  Ct. 
[Boston:  1861.J   8vo.  pp.  4. 

This  is  a  reprint,  without  title  page,  of  the  brief  article  bearing 
the  above  title  in  the  Registei\^ox  3-An.  1861,  to  which  is  appended 
the  obituary  of  Capt.  Zachariah  Chipman  of  Yarmouth,  Nova 
Scotia,  from  the  same  work. 

A  Genealogical  Account  of  the  Noyes  Family,  to- 
gether with  the  Dike  Farail}^  and  the  Fuller  and 
Edson  Families.  Compiled  by  Jacob  Noyes  of 
Abington.  Abington  :  C.  G.  Easterbrook,  Printer. 
1861.  8vo.  pp.  13. 

These  are  brief  genealogies  only  of  the  families  named  in  the 
title.  The  Noyes  family  here  given  is  descended  from  Nicholas 
Noyes,  who  with  his  brother  Hev.  James,  came  from  Choulderton, 
Wiltshire,  England,  in  1634.  Both  of  them  finally  settled  in  New- 
bury.    It  is  here  asserted  that  "  they  were  descended  from  a  knight 


American  Genealogist.  165 

by  the  name  of  James,  who  was  with  William  at  the  battle  of  Hast- 
ings ;  "  but  as  no  authority  is  given,  the  statjment  maybe  safely 
doubted.  The  Noyes  family  fills  pp.  3  -  6  ;  the  Dike  family  de- 
scended from  Samuel,  born  in  Scotland,  1722, fills  pp.  7-9;  the 
Fuller  family  from  Dr.  Samuel  of  the  Mayflover,  has  only  p.  10 
devoted  to  it;  and  the  Edson  family  from  Dea.  Samuel,  born  1612, 
of  Salem  and  Bridgewater,  fills  pp.  11-13.  A  crudle,  said  to  have 
been  brought  by  Dr.  Samuel  Fuller  in  the  Mayflower,  is  owned  by 
the  author. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  several 
Ancient  Puritans.  By  Rev.  Abner  Morse,  A.  M. 
Vol.  III.  Boston  :  Press  of  H.  W.  Button  &  Son. 
1861.  8vo.  pp.  243. 

The  third  volume,  unlike  the  second  published  in  1859,  is  com- 
plete. It  is  devoted  to  the  different  families  of  Richards  in  this 
country,  of  which  the  author  gives  twelve;  the  progenitors  being 
Thomas  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  1630-6,  Weymouth,  1636 -50  ;  Tho- 
mas of  Hartford,  Ct.,  1636-9(?);  Nathaniel  of  Caubridge,  Mass., 
1632-6,  Hartford,  Conn.,  1636-53  (?)  ;  Norwalk,  Conn.,  1653- 
82  (?);  William  of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  1632-6,  Scituate,  1632-45, 
Weymouth,  Mass.,  1645-82;  John  of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  1632-52 
(?),New  London,  Conn.,  1652-87  (?);  Edward  of  Dedham,  Mass., 
1637  -  84;  Richard  of  Lynn,  Mass..  1633  -  78  (?)  ;  Paul  of  New  York, 
1667-80;  Humphrey  of  Boston,  1695-1727;  John  of  Newbury, 
Mass.,  1694-9;  Piscataqua,  N.  H.,  1701  (?)  ;  Samuel  of  Norwalk, 
Conn.,  1714-61;  and  Charles  of  Marblehead,  Mass,  1728.  A 
separate  chapter  is  devoted  to  each  of  these  twelve  families.  This 
is  perhaps  the  best  of  Mr.  Morses  publications.  The  book  is  dedi- 
cated to  the  memory  of  the  late  Rev.  John  Richards,  D.  D.,  who  had 
begun  to  collect  materials  for  a  similar  work,  but  was  prevented  by 
death  from  preparing  it.  A  portrait  of  Rev.  Dr.  Richards  is  given 
as  a  frontispiece.  There  are  also  portraits  of  Samuel,  Rev.  Jonas  D. 
F.,  Rev.  Wm.  C.,  Reuben  Jun.,  Benjamin  and  James  Richards.  A 
coat  of  arms  is  also  given  without  authority  ;  and  besides  an  index  of 
residences,  which  the  author's  previous  works  possess,  this  has  also 
an  index  of  iuteirmarriases.  • 


166  Ai^RiCAN  Genealogist. 

Memorial  of  the  Walkers  of  the  Old  Plymouth  Co- 
lony, embraciiig  Genealogical  and  Biographical 
Sketches  of  James,  of  Taunton ;  Philip,  of  Reho- 
both  ;  WilliaiJa,  of  Eastham  ;  John,  of  Marshfield  ; 
and  Thomas,  of  Bristol ;  and  of  their  descendants 
from  1620  to  1S60.  By  J.  B.  R.  Walker,  Member 
of  the  Old  Colon}'^  Historical  Society.  Northamp- 
ton: Metciiif  &  Co.,  Printers.  1861.  8vo.  pp.  xix 
and  451. 

Glenealogies  of  families  bearing  common  names,  like  the  present, 
are  much  more  difficult  to  compile  than  of  those  traced  to  but  one 
or  two  contemporaries  among  our  early  settlers.  The  successful  ac- 
complishment of  such  an  undertaking  as  this,  is  therefore  deserving 
of  great  praise.  This  work,  which  seems  to  have  been  carefully  pre- 
pared, is  by  Eev,  Mr.  Walker  of  Holyoke,  Mass.  The  printer  has 
also  done  his  part  well.  The  preface  and  introduction  fill  nineteen 
pages;  pp.  1-3  relate  to  Widow  Walker  of  Rehoboth,  the  head 
of  the  Taunton  family;  pp.  4-17,  to  James  Walker  of  Taunton; 
p.  18,  to  Sarak  (Walker)  Tisdill  ;  pp.  21-116,  to  descendants  of 
James  Walker  of  Taunton  ;  pp.  117  -  329,  to  Philip  Walker  of  Reho- 
both and  his  descendants  ;  p.  330,  to  Samuel  Walker  of  Rehoboth; 
pp.  331  -367,  to  William  Walker  of  Eastham,  and  his  descendants  ; 
pp.  368-396,  to  John  Walker  of  Marshfield,  and  his  descendants; 
p.  397,  to  John  Walker  of  Marshfield,  and  Francis  Walker  of  Mid- 
dleboro;  and  pp.  398-400,  to  Thomas  Walker  of  Bristol,  R.  I., 
and  his  descendants.  In  the  appendix,  six  pages  are  devoted  to  the 
Walkers  of  the  Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island,  and  Connecticut  colo- 
nies, a  compilation  which  will  be  very  useful  to  persons  tracing 
other  families  of  the  name ;  six  pages  are  given  to  members  of  con- 
gress, graduates  of  colleges,  authors  and  inventors  named  Walker, 
classified  under  these  heads  ;  and  ten  pages,  to  miscellaneous  matter. 
There  are  two  indices,  viz  :  one  of  persons  of  the  name,  and  the 
other  of  intermarriages  with  other  families.  These  fill  twenty-seven 
pages.  There  are  portraits  of  the  author,  and  James,  George,  Rich- 
mond, Bradford,  Joseph,  James  0.,  William,  Thomas  A.,  Whitfield, 
Abel,  William  P.,  Thomas  R.,  George  W.,  Darwin  G.,  Hiram  N., 
De  Witt  C,  and  Charles  I.  Walker. 


American  Genealogist.  167 


TU  Wetmoke  Family  of  America,  and  its  collateral 
bhiiches ;  with  Genealogical,  Biographical  and  His- 
torical Notices.  By  James  Carnahan  Wetmore. 
Albany:  Mmisell  &  Rowland.  1861.  royal  8vo.  pp. 
670.   ^  J  11 

It  IS  suffici,jt  praise  of  the  literary  merits  of  the  book  to  say 
that  they  are  woi-i^y  Qf  j^s  exterior.  Its  typographical  execution  is 
in  the  highest  stjiv  Qf  t^jjg  ^j.^  ffj^g  introductiou  occupies  pp.  1  -  9  ; 
pp.  11-26  give  biographic  items  relative  to  the  first  settler,  Thomas 
Whitmore,  whose  xl^ayQ  j^^s  been  corrupted  by  his  descendants  to 
Wetmore;  pp.  27 -V^  ^^^^  ^[^  descendants;  pp.  531-610  are  de- 
voted to  an  appendix,  at^  pp.  611-670  contain  the  indices,  which 
are  very  full  and  well  pKpared.  The  introduction  treats  of  the 
Whitmore  families  in  Ameri«=, .  of  a  coat  of  arms  said  to  have  been 
used  by  the  descendants  of  Thom^  Whitmore  for  upwards  of  a  century, 
of  which  a  wood  cut  is  given  ;  and  tf-  the  origin  of  the  name.  Thomas 
Whitmore,  to  the  descendants  of  \4iom  the  bulk  of  this  work  is 
devoted,  came  to  this  country  in  1625,  according  to  a  genealogical 
record  made  in  1792,  but  the  first  noti«e  found  of  him  in  this 
country,  is  in  1639-40,  at  Wethersfield,  Colq.  He  subsequently 
removed  to  Hartford  and  Middletown,  Conn.,  ind  died  Dec.  11 
1681,  aged  about  68.  The  individuals  in  this  gmealoo-y  are  not 
numbered,  but  a  plan,  first  used  in  print,  I  think,  ^y  Mr.  Dudley 
in  his  Dudley  Genealogies^  of  giving  the  line  of  devcent  of  the 
parent  at  the  head  of  the  several  families,  is  used  insteul.  This 
with  a  subdivision  of  the  lines,  an  excellent  table  of  coutants  a 
tabular  pedigree  referring  to  the  pages  where  descendants  are  fo-^nd 
and  good  indices,  make  it  tolerably  easy  to  follow  the  descent  or 
ascent,  as  well  as  to  find  the  various  persons  noticed  in  the  book. 

A  very  thorough  research  appears  to  have  been  made  for  mate- 
rials to  illustrate  the  biography  of  the  members  of  this  family;  and 
extracts  from  records,  newspapers,  &c.,  and  copies  of  inscriptions  on 
gravestones,  are  quite  numerous  on  these  pages.  Gen.  Prosper 
Montgomery  Wetmore  of  New  York,  the  poet,  who  is  also  distin- 
guished in  political,  benevolent,  and  commercial  circles,  is  of  tliis 
family.     His  memoir  will  be  found  at  pp.  127-33.     The  appendix 


168  American  Genealogist. 

contains  the  following  articles,  viz:  Historical  sketch  of  Joh^ 
Whitmore  of  Stamford ;  armorial  bearings  and  lineage  of  Engl^" 
Whitmores  ;  abstract  of  wills  in  England  ;  biographical  sketc^s  oi 
President  Edwards,  Elder  Brewster,  Governor  Treadwelj  i^sv. 
Samuel  Kirkland,  and  Capt.  Miles  Standish,  with  records  o^^^^<^^^^" 
ants. 

History  of  the  Reed  Family  in  Europe  ai^^  America. 
By  Jacob  Wliittemore  Reed,  membf>'  of  the  New 
England  Historic-Genealooical  Soc^^J-  -Boston : 
Printed  for  John  Wilson ''ife  Son.  -'§61.  8vo.  pp. 
588. 

The  English  portion  occupies  only  40  p&es,  but  it  would  not  be 
easy  to  collect  more  errors  in  the  same  sp'^^  ^^"^  ^"J  similar  work. 
Not  only  has  this  portion  nothing  to  do  ^ith  the  American  part,  but 
the  mistakes  are  too  absurd  to  requ-e  correction.  Dismissing  the 
English  part  as  not  deserving  cr^icism,  we  find  the  rest  worthy 
of  commendation. 

The  portraits  are  those  of  ^^^  author,  of  Keuben  Reed,  Lucius 
R.  Paige,  Hon.  Nathan  Ree^',  Col.  Jesse  Reed,  Mrs.  Mehitable  Deane, 
David  Reed,  Levi  Reed  ^ohn  M.  Reed,  Wm.  B.  Reed,  Thomas  Reed, 
and  James  Reed.  F-*^^  of  the  different  stocks  occupies  a  chapter; 
but  the  arran"-em'<it  of  families  iti  the  chapters,  is  not  the  best, 
there  being  no  c^'o^^  references. 

A  Record  of  the  Cope  Family,  as  established  in  Ame- 
rica ty  Oliver  Cope,  who  came  from  England  to 
Pepnsylvania  about  the  year  1682;  with  the  resi- 
dences, dates  of  births,  deaths  and  marriages,  of  his 
descendants  as  fiir  as  ascertained.  By  Gilbert  Cope. 
Phihidelphia :  King  &  Baird,  Printers.  1861.  8vo. 
pp.  251. 

There  is  evidence  on  record  at  Philadelphia,  that  the  ancestor  of 
this  family  came  from  Avebury,  in  Wiltshire.  After  his  removal 
to  this  country,  he  settled  in  the  county  of  New  Castle,  Penn., 
where  he  died,  in  the  year  1697.  The  author  has  gleaned  all  the 
facts  he  was  able  to  collect  about  him,  but  as  is  often  the  case  in 
such  investigations,  the  record  obtained  is  far  from  being  full.     The 


American  Genealogist.  169 

book  is  well  printed,  and  has  the  appearance  of  having  been  care- 
fully prepared.  The  dates  are  minute  and  full.  The  plan  of  ar- 
rangement is  substantially  that  adopted  by  the  late  Mr.  Goodwin 
of  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  has  the  same  deficiency  that  is  so  marked 
in  his  books,  there  being  no  sign  to  show  at  a  glance  whether  the 
persons  whose  names  appear  in  the  regular  series,  have  children 
recorded  in  the  book  or  not.  This  want  is  supplied  in  the  Vinton  Me- 
morial, and  in  some  of  the  genealogies  published  in  1859  and  1860, 
in  the  N.  E.  Hist,  and  Gen.  Register.  The  plan  is  an  excellent 
one  in  other  respects.  The  book  has  an  index  of  marriages,  but 
lacks  a  general  index  of  names.  The  author  thinks,  from  the  spell- 
ing and  pronunciation  of  the  name,  that  it  is  of  German  origin;  the 
more  so  from  the  fact  that  there  have  been  many  Copes  among  the 
Germans.     I  have  some  doubt  of  the  correctness  of  this  opinion. 

A  Paper  read  at  a  Family  Meeting  of  some  of  the  de- 
scendants (comprising  children,  grandchildren,  and 
great-grandchildren)  of  Samuel  Hurlbut,  born  at 
Chatham,  Conn.,  1748,  and  his  wife  Jerusha  (Hig- 
gins)  Hurlbut,  born  at  Haddam,  Conn.,  1750,  held 
at  Racine,  Wis.,  September  20,  1860.  By  Henry 
Higgins  Hurlbut.  Racine,  Wis.  :  Printed  for  the 
Author  at  the  Journal  Office.  1861.  8vo.  pp.  22^ 

Besides  the  genealogical  paper  read  at  the  meeting,  an  appendix 
of  notes  and  a  table  displaying  the  ancestry  of  Samuel  Hurlbut  and 
his  wife  Jerusha,  will  be  found  here.  Mr.  Hurlbut  was  descended 
from  Thomas '  H.  of  Wethersfield,  Conn.,  who  was  wounded  in  the 
Pequot  war,  1637,  through  John,'-  David, "^  and  David, ^  his  father. 

Robert  Harris  and  his  descendants ;  with  notices  of 
the  Morey  and  Metcalf  Families.  Compiled  by 
Luther  M.  Harris,  M.  D.  Boston :  Printed  by 
Henry  W.  Button  &  Son.  1861.  8vo.  pp.  56. 

Robert  Harris,  the  ancestor  of  this  family,  came  to  New  England 

as  early  as  1643,  and  settled  at  Roxbury.     The  book  is  arranged 

on  the  plan  of  Mr.  Drake,  and  is  of  course  clear  and  satisfactory. 

There  are  two  good  indices.     The  Morey  family  occupies  only  a 

22 


170  American  Genealogist. 

page  and  a  half,  and  the  Metcalf  family,  which  is  an  abridgment  of 
Dr.  Harris's  article  in  the  Register^  giving  his  own  line  of  descent, 
fills  less  than  two  pages. 


Reunion  of  the  Family  of  Joseph  Taylor  at  Middle- 
town,  New  Jersey,  in  1861.  .  .  .  Printed  for  private 
circulation.  Wm.  Everdill's  Sons,  Printers,  104 
Fulton  St.,  N.  Y.  1861.  8vo.  pp.  9.  [Printed  on  one 
side  of  the  leaf  only.] 

The  very  interesting  account  of  a  thanksgiving  party  held  Nov. 
28th,  1861,  here  presented,  contains  the  record  of  the  descendants 
of  Edward  Taylor  a  large  proprietor  of  lands  at  Middletown  in 
1692.  The  family  is  said  to  be  clearly  traced  from  John  Taylor, 
who  was  living  in  the  time  of  King  Edward  III.  From  him  was 
descended  Matthew  Taylor,  who  married  about  1600  the  heiress  of 
Richard  Freeland,  and  whose  grandson,  Matthew,  was  the  father 
of  the  emigrant. 

The  book  is  beautifully  printed,  and  the  genealogy  begins  at  so 
late  a  period  that  it  is  probably  complete. 

Genealogy  of  the  Hosmer  Family.  By  James  B.  Hos- 
mer.  Hartford  :  Steam  press  of  Elihu  Geer.  1861. 
8vo.  pp.  16. 

This  brief  record  commences  with  Thomas  Hosmer,  son  of  Stephen 
and  Dorothy  Hosmer  of  Hawkhurst,  Co.  Kent,  Eng.,  who  came  to 
Cambridge,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1632,  and  afterwards  settled  at  Hart- 
ford. 

As  will  be  inferred  from  the  size  of  the  book,  the  family  is  not 
very  extensively  traced  out;  but  among  the  notables  of  the  name 
are  recorded  Hon.  Titus  Hosmer,  who  was  an  ardent  champion  of 
the  popular  side  in  the  Revolution,  an  assistant,  speaker  of  the 
Connecticut  house  of  representatives,  and  appointed  by  congress 
one  of  the  three  judges  of  appeals.  He  d.  in  1780,  aged  44,  His 
sou,  Stephen  Titus  Hosmer,  b.  1763,  d.  1834,  was  chief  justice  of 
Connecticut. 


American  Genealogist.  171 

John  Eogers  :  the  Compiler  of  the  first  Authorized 
Enghsh  Bible;  the  Pioneer  of  the  English  Reform- 
ation ;  and  its  First  Martyr.  Embracing  a  Genea- 
logical Account  of  his  Famil3%  Biographical  Sketches 
of  some  of  his  principal  descendants,  his  own  writings, 
etc.  By  Joseph  Lemuel  Chester.  London  :  Long- 
man, Green,  Lonsjman  &  Roberts.  1861.  8vo.  pp. 
452. 

This  elaborate  work,  though  published  in  London,  was  the  pro- 
duction of  an  American  antiquary,  and  is  one  of  the  best  and  most 
exhaustive  biographies  extant.  Mr.  Chester,  in  common  with  most 
of  the  descendants  of  the  Rev.  John  Rogers  of  Dedham,  England, 
believed  himself  to  be  also  descended  from  the  famous  martyr. 

In  attempting  to  prove  this  relationship  by  examining  the  Eng- 
lish records,  Mr.  Chester  effectually  disproved  it;  but  he  wisely 
decided  to  publish  the  new  and  deeply  interesting  material  he  had 
gathered.  It  would  be  foreign  to  our  subject  to  enter  upon  the 
biography  of  an  Englishman  in  no  way  connected  with  this  country, 
but  owing  to  the  popular  mistake  we  will  specify  the  points  which 
have  been  proved. 

John  Rogers  was  probably  born  at  Deritend,  now  a  portion  of 
Birmingham,  and,  according  to  the  Herald's  visitations,  married 
Adriana  de  Weyden,  alias  Pratt,  by  whom  he  had  children: 
Daniel,  John,  Ambrose^  Samuel,  Philip,  Bernard,  Augustine,  Bar- 
naby,  Susan,  Elizabeth,  and  Hester.  Of  these,  Daniel  was  clerk 
of  the  council  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  and  John  was  a  doctor  of  laws. 
Descendants  of  both  can  be  traced  for  a  little  distance,  but  then 
disappear,  and  there  is  no  person  living  who  can  present  the  neces- 
sary evidence  of  descent  from  the  martyr. 

On  the  other  hand  it  is  rendered  certain  that  Rev.  Richard 
Rogers  of  Wethersfield,  Eng.,  was  not  a  descendant,  nor  was  his 
kinsman  (not  nephew,  as  is  sometimes  said),  the  Rev.  John  Rogers 
of  Dedham. 

Mr.  Chester's  book  abounds  in  evidence  of  patient  and  careful 
investigation,  a  rare  ability  to  connect  and  understand  dissevered 
facts,  and  a  full  appreciation  of  the  importance  of  scrupulously 
clinging  to  the  exact  truth. 


172  American  Genealogist. 


1862. 

Facsimiles  of  the  Memorial  Stones  of  the  last  English 
ancestors  of  George  Washington  in  the  Parish 
Church  of  Brington,  Northamptonshire,  England ; 
permanently  placed  in  the  State  House  of  Massa- 
chusetts. Boston :  William  White,  printer  to  the 
State.  1862.  folio,  pp.  15. 

This  curious  pamphlet,  a  reprint  of  the  House  Document,  No. 
199,  for  1861,  contains  the  record  of  transactions  based  upon  Mr. 
Simkinson's  book  previously  mentioned.  Supposing  that  the  Bring- 
ton grave  yard  contained  the  tombs  of  the  ancestors  of  George 
Washington,  Earl  Spencer  had  facsimiles  made  of  two  of  them,  and 
presented  these  copies  to  Hon.  Charles  Sumner.  By  the  latter  they 
were  presented  to  the  state,  the  gift  was  announced  by  Gov.  John 
A.  Andrew  in  a  message,  and  by  vote  they  were  directed  to  be  placed 
in  the  Doric  Hall  of  the  State  House,  and  were  so  erected. 

Unfortunately  as  Mr.  Chester  has  shown,  in  a  book  hereafter 
reviewed,  these  were  not  the  ancestors  or  near  relatives  of  our 
Washington,  and  the  tablets  will  probably  be  soon  removed. 

The  Chapin  Genealogy,  containing  a  very  large  pro- 
portion of  the  descendants  of  Dea.  Samuel  Chapin, 
who  settled  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  1642.  Collected 
and  Compiled  by  Orange  Chapin.  To  which  is  added 
a  "Centennial  Discourse  delivered  before  the  First 
Congregational  Society  in  Chicopee,  September  26, 
1852,  by  E.  B.  Clark,  Pastor  of  the  Church  which 
was  organized  Sept.  27,  1752."  Also,  an  Address 
delivered  at  the  opening  of  the  Town  Hall  in 
Springfield,  March  24,  1828,  containing  Sketches 
of  the  Early  History  of  that  Town,  and  those  in 
that  vicinity.  With  an  Appendix,  by  George  Bliss. 
Northampton :  printed  by  Metcalf  &  Company, 
1862.  8vo.  pp.  368. 

This  is  a  very  good  family  history,  one  which  would  do  credit  to 
any  author,  and  especially  noteworthy  as  the  work  of  one  who  had 


American  Genealogist.  173 

passed  "  three  score  and  ten  "  before  its  publication.  The  work  is 
divided  into  several  parts.  The  1st,  p.  1-171,  contains  the  record 
of  the  descendants  of  Samuel  Chapin.  2d,  174-221,  families  con- 
nected with  the  Chapins.  3d,  p.  225-238,  descendants  of  Josiah 
Chapin,  son  of  Samuel.  4th,  p.  237-256,  Clark's  Centennial  Dis- 
course. 5th,  p.  259-328,  Bliss's  address.  Two  large  indices  and 
the  addenda  complete  the  volume. 

It  contains  a  number  of  biographical  sketches,  and  as  so  many  of 
the  family  have  continued  to  reside  near  Springfield,  the  republica- 
tion of  the  historical  discourses  was  very  appropriate  to  the  subject. 
The  book  is  certainly  to  be  put  in  the  first  rank. 

[Note. —  We  may  liere  mention  the  following  book  :  The  Chapin  Gather- 
ing. Proceedings  at  the  Meeting  of  the  Chapin  Family,  in  Springfield, 
Mass.,  September  17,  1862.  Springfield :  printed  by  Samuel  Bowles  & 
Company.  1862.  8vo.  pp.  97.  It  was  evidently  a  very  pleasant  celebration 
and  largely  attended.  The  only  special  item  we  note  in  respect  to  genea- 
logy, is  the  coi)y  of  a  document  dated  in  1779,  which  says  that  Samuel 
Chapin  was  born  in  Dartmouth,  England.] 


The  True  Genealogy  of  the  Dunnel  and  Dwinnel 
Family  of  New  England.  By  Henry  Gale  Dunnell, 
M.  D.  of  New  York  City.  New  York  :  Charles  B. 
Richardson,  No.  264  Canal  street.  1862.  royal  8vo. 
pp.  84. 

This  is  a  very  well  written  account  of  the  descendants  of  Michael 
Dunnel  or  Dwinell  of  Topsfield,  Mass.  It  is  strictly  a  genealogy, 
the  biographical  notes  being  very  brief,  and  is  clearly  arranged. 
The  family  tradition  is  that  the  name  is  of  French  origin.  It 
has  been  variously  spelt  Doniel,  Dunwell,  Donell,  Dunnell,  and 
Dwinnel,  but  probably  always  was  pronounced  Dunnel. 

The  ToppANS  of  Toppan's  Lane,  with  their  Descendants 
and  Relations.  Collected  and  arranged  by  Joshua 
Coffin.  Newburyport:  William  H.  Huse  &  Co., 
printers,  42  State  street.  1862.  8vo.  pp.  30. 

This  pamphlet  commences  with  an  account  of  a  family  meeting 
held  June  24,  1846.  At  p.  10.,  we  have  an  account  of  the  Knglish 
ancestry  of  Abraham  Toppan,  the    emigrant,  tracing  the  family  to 


174  American  Genealogist. 

Kobert  Topham  of  Linton,  Co.  York,  whose  will  is  dated  in  1550. 
His  second  son,  Edward,'-  was  of  Aiglethorpe  near  Linton,  and  is 
said  to  have  been  the  father  of  William  3  Toppan  who  lived  at 
Calbridge,  where  his  son  Abraham  was  baptized  April  10, 1606. 
Abraham  removed  to  Yarmouth  and  there  married  Susanna  Taylor. 
He  was  the  first  of  the  name  here.  We  must  say,  however,  that 
notwithstanding  the  usual  accuracy  of  Mr.  Coffin,  this  pedigree 
does  not  seem  sufficiently  fortified  with  proofs,  to  be  at  once  ac- 
cepted. 

The  record  of  the  American  family  is  exact  in  dates,  but  has  no 
system  of  numbering  or  reference. 

Genealogy  of  a  portion  of  the  Pope  Family,  together 
with  Biographical  Notices  of  Col.  William  Pope,  of 
Boston,  and  some  of  his  descendants.  Boston: 
David  Clapp,  printer,  334  Washington  street.  1862. 
8vo.  pp.  68. 

From  a  prefatory  note  it  appears  that  the  author  has  large  col- 
lections relating  to  the  Pope  family  history,  but  this  brief  summary 
of  one  branch  was  published  for  a  special  reason.  Not  only  were 
there  several  different  families  of  the  name  here,  but  in  Dorchester, 
Mass.,  at  an  early  date  there  were  two  named  John  Pope.  Of  these, 
one  left  descendants  only  in  the  line  of  his  daughter  Patience,  wife 
of  Edward  Blake  of  Milton.  The  other  John  has  left  a  numerous 
posterity. 

Genealogy  of  Othniel  Phelps,  Esq.,  of  Aylmer,  Canada 
West.  Prepared  expressly  for  him,  by  request,  by 
his  esteemed  friend  and  distant  relative,  Oliver  Sey- 
mour Phelps,  Esq.,  of  St.  Catharine's,  C.  W.  St. 
Catharines  :  H.  F.  Leavenworther's  Herald  Power 
Press.  1862.  8vo.  pp.  44. 

Othniel  Phelps  was  born  in  Montgomery  county.  New  York,  and 
his  pedigree  is  traced  to  William  Phelps  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  and 
Windsor,  Conn.  There  is  some  probability  that  the  emigrant  was 
from  Porlock,  near  Minehead,  Co.  Somerset,  England.     This  record 


American  Genealogist.  175 

traces  a  few  branches  of  a  widely  spreading  race.  The  rest  of  this 
pamphlet  is  made  up  of  miscellaneous  jottings  concerning  the  name, 
and  of  copies  of  private  letters  to  the  author,  many  of  which  seem 
hardly  intended  by  the  writers  for  publication. 

Mr.  0.  S.  Phelps,  it  seems,  has  in  press  a  "big  book  entitled 
History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Universal  Phelps  Family."  If,  as  is 
probable,  the  name  is  a  variation  of  Philips,  and  belongs  to  the  same 
class  of  surnames,  as  Williams,  Harris,  Jones,  etc.,  he  will  have  a 
great  work  to  accomplish  if  all  of  the  name  are  to  be  recorded. 

Genealogical  and  Biographical  Account  of  the  Family 
of  Bolton  in  England  and  America.  Deduced  from 
an  early  period,  and  continued  down  to  the  present 
time.  Collected  chiefly  from  original  papers  and 
records:  with  an  Appendix.  By  Robert  Bolton, 
A.  M.,  Author  of  the  ''History  of  Westchester 
County,"  also  "History  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  in  the  County  of  Westchester,"  "  Guide  to 
New  Rochelle,"  a  Member  of  the  Protestant  Epis- 
copal Society,  and  of  the  New  York  and  Georgia 

Historical  Societies New  York  :  John 

A.  Gray,  printer,  stereotyper  and  binder.  Fire-proof 
Buildings,  corner  of  Frankfort  and  Jacob  streets. 
8vo.  ppV222. 

Of  this  elaborate  work  of  the  well  known  historian  of  Westchester 
county,  but  fifty  copies  were  printed.  The  family  in  this  country 
is  descended  from  Robert  Bolton  of  Philadelphia,  A.  D.  1718,  whose 
ancestor  was  Adam  Bolton  of  Brookhouse  in  Blackburn,  Co.  Lanca- 
shire in  1570.  The  most  distinguished  members  of  the  family  were 
Rev.  Samuel  Bolton,  rector  of  Broughton,  a  prominent  Puritan 
author,  and  his  son.  Rev.  Samuel  Bolton,  prebendary  of  Westminster. 

The  bearers  of  the  name  here  have .  been  few  in  number,  and 
have  been  chiefly  merchants.  Rev.  Robert  Bolton,  however,  father 
of  the  author,  abandoned  trade  for  the  ministry  and  was  long  settled 
in  England.     He  died  in  1857. 

The  book  contains  also  a  short  pedigree  of  the  Woodhull  family 
of  Long  Island,  to  which  race  the  author's  second  wife  belongs, 


176  American  Genealogist. 

showing  the  American  branch  to  be  nearly  related  to  the  Barons 
Crewe  of  Stene. 

The  illustrations  in  the  volume  are  some  twenty  wood  cuts  of  Bol- 
ton arms,  as  also  of  the  arms  of  Curtis,  Mauve,  McClean,  Le  Jay, 
Woodhull  and  Clay,  wood  cuts  of  the  house  of  Brookhouse,  map  of 
the  town  of  Blackburn,  monument  of  Bev.  Bobert  Bolton,  monu- 
ment of  Bobert  Bolton  of  Savannah,  Pelham  Priory;  Christ  Church, 
Pelham,  New  York  ;  Parochial  School  at  Pelham  :  and  many  auto- 
graphs. 

Altogether  the  book  is  most  enjoyable,  being  evidently  the  work 
of  a  thorough  antiquary,  fortunate  in  having  a  familiar  and  interest- 
ing subject  to  discuss. 

The  SuTTON-DuDLEYS  of  England,  and  the  Dudleys  of 
Massachusetts  in  New-England.  From  the  Nor- 
man Conquest  to  the  present  time.  By  George 
Adlard.  London  :  Printed  for  the  author.  May 
be  had  of  John  Russell  Smith,  36  Soho  Square. 
MDCCCLXII.   8vo.  pp.  160. 

As  many  descendants  of  Gov.  Thomas  Dudley  are  interested  in 
this  question  of  his  ancestry,  we  will  endeavor  to  give  the  present 
condition  of  the  problem. 

The  English  family  of  the  name  has  been  of  eminent  rank.  The 
main  line  is  traced  to  Hervey  de  Sutton,  living  A.  D.  1175.  A 
descendant,  Sir  John  Sutton,  married  about  1325,  Margaret,  sister 
and  coheiress  of  John  de  Somery,  Baron  of  Dudley,  and  thus  ac- 
quired that  lordship  but  not  a  title.  Long  after  John  Sutton,  alias 
Dudley,  was  made,  in  1439,  Baron  Dudley,  and  the  family  seems 
generally  to  have  assumed  the  name  of  Dudley.  The  fifth  Baron 
Dudley  died  in  1643,  and  his  grand-daughter  and  heiress,  Frances 
Dudley,  carried  the  title  to  the  Ward  family.  It  is  believed  that 
from  the  first  baron  was  descended  the  famous  Dudley,  Earl  of 
Northumberland,  and  Bobert  Dudley,  Earl  of  Leicester,  Elizabeth's 
favorite,  yet  English  authorities  pronounce  the  affiliation  as  doubt- 
ful. 

Mr.  Adlard,  who  is  an  Englishman  who  has  resided  in  New  York 
for  some  years,  endeavors  in  this  book  to  prove  our  Gov.  Thomas 


American  Genealogist.  177 

Dudley  the  descendant  of  Thomas,  son  of  Edward  Sutton,  second 
Baron  Dudley.  To  do  this  he  refers  to  a  manuscript  life  of  Thomas 
Dudley,  now  in  the  possession  of  J.  Wingate  Thornton  of  Boston, 
which  very  probably  was  written  by  Cotton  Mather,  and  is  an  enlarge- 
ment of  his  life  in  the  Magnalia.  The  only  genealogical  facts  there 
stated  are  that  he  was  born  in  the  town  of  Northampton  in  the  year 
1574  :  that  his  father  was  Capt.  Roger  Dudley  who  was  slain  in  the 
wars  when  this  his  son,  and  one  only  daughter,  were  very  young; 
and  that  Judge  Nichols  was  his  kinsman  by  the  mother's  side. 

These  are  the  only  known  facts  except  that  the  governor  used  as  a 
seal,  the  Dudley  arms,  differenced  with  a  crescent. 

Several  interesting  articles  have  appeared  in  the  Herald  and  Ge- 
nealogist on  this  point,  and  the  universal  decision  seems  to  be  that 
Mr.  Adlard  fails  in  every  point  to  establish  the  parentage  of  Thomas 
Dudley.  He  shows,  indeed,  that  Thomas  Dudley,  a  draper  of  Lon- 
don, died  in  1549,  and  his  son,  John,  died  in  1545,  also  that  this  John 
probably  was  the  father  of  Katharine  Dudley  whose  will,  of  date  of 
1563,  mentions  brothers  Roger  and  Francis,  the  latter  not  of  age. 

There  is  no  evidence  to  show  that  the  first  Thomas  was  identical 
with  Thomas  Dudley,  son  of  the  second  Baron,  nor  that  this  Roger 
had  anything  to  do  with  our  Captain  Roger.  In  fact,  there  is  only 
a  coincidence  of  names,  altogether  too  usual  a  circumstance  to  be  of 
the  slightest  value.  There  were  many  Dudleys  in  London  and 
other  places  in  England,  and  the  ancestor  of  our  American  branch 
is  yet  to  be  discovered. 

Some  portions  of  the  book  are  quite  valuable,  as  the  copies  of 
English  wills,  the  record  of  descendants,  etc.  Among  the  latter 
will  be  found  some  account  of  the  Woodbridge,  Wanton,  Saltonstall 
and  Winthrop  families,  in  those  branches  which  have  become  allied 
to  the  Dudleys. 

The  volume  contains  also  an  engraving  of  the  Great  Seal  of  New 
England  from  1686  to  1689,  taken  from  an  impression  supposed 
by  Mr.  Adlard  to  be  unique,  though  another  has  since  been  dis- 
covered. 


23 


178  American  Genealogist. 


Genealogy  of  the  Name  and  Family  of  Hunt,  early 
established  in  America  from  Europe.  Exhibiting 
pedigrees  of  ten  thousand  persons.  Enlarged  by  re- 
ligious and  historic  readings.  Enriched  with  indices 
of  names  and  places.  Authorized  by  W.  L.  G. 
Hunt.  Compiled  by  T.  B.  Wyman,  jr.  Boston : 
printed  by  John  Wilson  &  Son,  5  Water  street. 
1S62-  3.  crown  8vo.  pp.  xvi  and  414. 

Those  familiar  with  Mr.  Wynian's  writing  will  expect  herein  to 
find  the  evidence  of  patient  search  and  exact  record,  with  not  a 
little  of  quaint  expression.  The  different  families  of  the  name  here 
noticed  seem  to  be  those  of  Edward  of  Amesbury,  1687,  William  of 
Concord.  1641,  Edmund  of  Duxbury,  1637,  John  of  Hopedale, 
N.  J.,  1700,  Thomas  of  Westchester,  N.  Y.,  Jonathan  of  Northamp- 
ton, Bartholomew  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  1654,  Lewis  of  Salem,  1686, 
Enoch  of  Weymouth,  and  some  smaller  families. 

It  must  be  confessed,  however,  that  the  value  of  the  book  is 
greatly  lessened  by  the  lack  of  a  good  system  of  arrangement.  It 
is  certainly  a  great  storehouse  of  facts  interesting  to  those  of  the 
name,  but  it  demands  from  the  reader  an  amount  of  labor  which 
few  but  those  thus  interested  will  be  disposed  to  give.  It  is  always 
to  be  regretted  when  any  special  fancy  of  any  author  thus  deprives 
him  at  the  close  of  his  labors,  of  the  due  reward  of  his  zeal  and 
industry. 

[Sketch  of  the  Family  of  Field  of  the  West  Riding  of 
Yorkshire,  England,  and  of  Flushing  and  Newtown, 
Long  Island,  New  York.  By  Osgood  Field,  Esq., 
of  London,  England.]   1863. 

As  the  entire  impression  of  the  reprint  of  this  article  in  the 
Register  for  April,  1863,  was  sent  to  England,  we  have  not  been 
able  to  give  the  exact  title,  and  have  copied  the  heading  of  the  ori- 
ginal issue.  It  is  here  shown  that  Robert  Field  of  Flushing,  1645, 
was  the  son  of  William  Field  of  Sowerby  and  North  Ouram  in 
the   parish   of   Halifax,  who  was  son  of  William  Field  of   Great 


•American  Genealogist.  179 

Horton.  This  William  was  the  son  of  John  Field  of  Ilorton,  living 
in  1577. 

Robert  Field  of  Flushing  died  probably  before  1666,  leaving  a 
son,  Robert,  from  whom  was  descended  Moses  Field,  who  married 
Susan  K.,  daughter  of  Samuel  Osgood,  and  died,  in  1883. 

Nearly  all  of  the  pamphlet  is  devoted  to  the  early  history  of  the 
family  in  England. 

Contributions  towards  a  Genealogy  of  the  (Massachu- 
setts) Family  of  Stiles,  descended  from  Robert  of 
Rowley,  Mass.,  1659  - 1860.  By  Henry  R.  Stiles, 
M.D.  Albany  :  J.  Munsell,  78  State  street.  1863. 
8vo.  pp.  48. 

Mention  has  already  been  made  of  the  Genealogy  of  the  Connec- 
ticut family  of  Stiles,  prepared  and  published  by  Dr.  Stiles  in  1859. 
This  pamphlet  contains  the  record  of  a  totally  diiFerent  family,  but 
the  material  having  been  collected  it  was  wisely  decided  to  print  it. 

The  work  is  strictly  genealogical,  and  seems  to  have  been  carefully 
performed. 

A  Genealogical  and  Biographical  Record  of  the  Branch 
of  the  Family  of  Gilman,  descended  from  the  Ho- 
nourable Counsellor  John  Gilman  of  Exeter,  N.  H. 
With  which  is  incorporated  some  account  of  his 
ancestors  and  the  English  branch  of  the  Gilman 
Family.  Compiled  by  Arthur  Gilman.  Printed 
for  the  use  of  the  family,  by  J,  Munsell,  Albany. 
1863.  8vo.  p.  51. 

It  is  understood  that  Mr.  Gilman  has  made  large  collections  for 
the  history  of  his  family,  and  this  is  but  a  brief  portion  sent  out  to 
aid  in  obtaining  data. 

The  ancestor  of  those  here  was  Edward  Gilman  of  Hingham,  Co. 
Norfolk,  England,  who  came  hither  in  1638,  with  wife,  five  child- 
ren and  three  servants.  He  seems  to  have  been  a  man  of  good 
position  here,  and  his  descendants  have  been  especially  prominent 
in  New  Hampshire. 


180  American  Genealogist. 


A  Genealogical  History  of  the  Family  of  MOxYtgomery, 
including  the  Montgomery  Pedigree.     Compiled  by 

Thomas  Harrison  Montgomery Philadelphia  : 

printed    for   private    circulation.  1863.  royal   8vo. 
pp.  158. 

This  well  written  volume  has  attracted  much  attention  in  England 
as  well  as  here,  from  its  well-substantiated  claim  that  the  represen- 
tative of  the  male  line  of  the  famous  family  of  Montgomery  is  to  be 
found  in  America. 

The  family  is  of  Norman  origin,  being  traced  to  Roger,  Count  of 
Montgomery  in  A.  D.  912.  The  sixth  count  served  under  William 
the  Conqueror,  was  made  Earl  of  Shrewsbury,  and  died  in  1094. 
His  third  son  Arnulph,  Earl  of  Pembroke,  was  the  father  of  Philip 
de  Montgomerie  who  established  himself  in  Scotland.  Thence  the 
family,  being  one  of  note,  is  traced  to  Alexander,  created  Lord 
Montgomerie  about  1448,  and  the  third  lord,  Hugh,  was  created 
Earl  of  Eglinton  in  1508. 

The  fifth  earl  died  in  1612,  and  by  virtue  of  a  new  charter  which 
he  had  obtained  the  title  went  to  his  cousin.  Sir  Alexander  Seton. 
The  succession  to  the  representation  of  the  family  had  to  be  sought 
among  the  descendants  of  Sir  Neil  Montgomerie  of  Lainshaw,  third 
son  of  the  first  Earl  of  Eglinton,  who  had  carried  on  a  bloody  feud 
with  the  older  and  ennobled  branch,  which  culminated  in  the  mur- 
der of  the  fourth  earl. 

At  this  time  there  were  four  sons  of  Neil  Montgomerie  of  Lain- 
shaw, of  whom  William  of  Brigend  was  the  second.  The  oldest 
son  sold  the  estate  of  Lainshaw  to  the  youngest  son,  and  as  this 
oldest  line  terminated  in  the  next  generation  in  daughters,  the 
second  branch  succeeded  to  the  honor  of  the  representation.  This 
younger,  substituted  line,  however,  was  long  supposed  to  be  the  heir, 
especially  as  holding  the  ancestral  seat.  The  true  heir  being  in  a 
distant  colony  and  the  honor  being  but  a  barren  one,  the  error  has 
hitherto  remained  uncorrected. 

Mr.  Montgomery,  however,  seems  clearly  to  show  that  William  of 
Brigend  stood  next  in  the  succession  on  the  death  of  his  nephews. 


American  Genealogist.  181 

and  Lis  oldest  son,  John,  was  father  of  Hugh  M.  of  Brigend  who 
died  in  1710. 

William  Montgomery,  son  of  this  Hugh,  married  in  1684,  Isabel, 
daughter  of  Robert  Burnett,  and  in  1702  removed  to  East  Jersey, 
where  his  father-in-law  had  large  estates,  and  where  he  named  his 
plantation  Eglintown. 

From  this  time  the  genealogy  of  the  family  is  easily  traced,  and 
the  present  representative  is  James  T.  Montgomery  of  l-'hiladclphia. 

From  the  number  of  documents  cited  there  cannot  be  a  doubt 
that  the  claim  has  been  proved,  and,  we  believe,  the  Lyon  King  of 
Arms  of  Scotland,  the  highest  authority,  has  confirmed  it  by  granting 
the  arms  of  the  main  line  to  Mr.  Montgomery. 

A  Sketch  of  the  Family  of  Dumaresq,  to  Avhich  are 
added,  Reminiscences  of  James  Dumaresq,  and  an 
Appendix  of  documents.  Albany:  J.  Munsell,  78 
State  street.  1863.  8vo.  pp.  23. 

In  this  pamphlet,  Mr.  Augustus  T.  Perkins  has  given  an  account 
of  a  branch  of  a  very  ancient  family  settled  in  Jersey.  The  histo- 
rian of  that  island  says  of  the  family,  "  It  is  one  of  the  few 
patrician  houses  of  the  island,  the  representatives  of  which,  have, 
from  the  earliest  historic  periods,  held  offices  of  trust  and  distinction 
in  the  public  service  of  Jersey." 

The  family  has  acquired  many  estates  in  the  island,  and  spread 
out  into  numerous  ramifications.  Elias  Dumaresq,  Seigneur  des 
Augres,  b.  1648,  had  several  children,  of  whom  the  second  son  was 
Capt.  Philip  Dumaresq,  commander  of  the  Young  Eagle  letter  of 
marque,  in  1739,  who  settled  in  Boston.  His  son  Philip  married 
Rebecca  Gardiner,  and  though  he  was  a  Royalist  refugee,  his  son 
James  returned  to  America  and  settled  at  Swan  island,  Maine. 
Descendants  still  remain  at  Boston. 

The  reminiscences  were  written  by  J.  H.  Sheppard,  Esq.,  and  give 
a  delightful  picture  of  the  life  of  one  of  the  large  land-owners  of 
New  England. 

Although  this  is  the  only  separate  publication  of  Mr.  Perkins,  he 
has  contributed  many  articles  to  the  Heraldic  Journal,  of  which  he 
has  been  one  of 'the  managers. 


182  American  Genealogist. 


A  Genealogical  Memoir  of  the  Huntington  Family 
in  this  country :  embracing  all  the  known  descend- 
ants of  Simon  and  Margaret  Huntington,  who  have 
retained  the  family  name,  and  the  first  generations 
of  the  descendants  of  other  names.  By  Rev.  E.  B. 
Huntington,  A.  M.  Stamford,  Conn.  :  published  by 
the  author.  1863.  8vo.  pp.  428. 

The  first  fifty-five  pages  of  this  interesting  volume  are  filled  with 
an  account  of  a  family  meeting  held  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  Sept.  3d,  1857. 
The  genealogy  proper  covers  pp.  59  -  368  and  the  last  sixty  pages 
consist  of  the  appendix  and  index. 

The  ancestor  of  the  family  is  supposed  to  have  been  a  Simon  Hunt- 
ington who  died  on  his  passage  here.  Certainly  his  widow,  Margaret, 
and  children,  Christopher,  Simon,  Thomas,  and  Ann,  arrived  at  Rox- 
bury,  and  after  the  marriage  of  the  widow  with  Thomas  Stoughton 
they  removed  to  Windsor.  A  William  Huntington,  presumed  to  be 
a  brother  of  Simon,  came  here  and  settled  at  Salisbury.  Probably 
Simon  was  from  Norwich,  Eng.,  as  his  wife  was  the  sister  of  Peter 
Baret  of  that  city. 

We  have  only  to  say  of  this  genealogy  that  it  deserves  a  high 
place  on  our  list,  being  exact  in  dates,  and  copious  in  detail,  embody- 
ing many  biographies  of  the  more  distinguished  members  of  the 
family. 

The  illustrations  are  portraits  of  Gov.  Samuel,  Hon.  Benjamin, 
Hon.  Henry,  Gen.  Jedediah,  Jedediah  and  wife,  Rev.  Dr.  Ezra  A., 
Ralph,  Judge  E.  M.,  and  Sarah  Lanman  Huntington. 

Genealogy  of  the  Messinger  Family,  compiled  by  Hon. 
George  W.  Messinger.  Albany  :  J.  Munsell,  78  State 
street.  1863.  8vo.  pp.  13. 

This  is  a  good  account  of  the  family  descended  from  Henry  Mes- 
singer of  Boston,  1640.  The  emigrant,  who  died  in  1681,  was  a 
man  of  considerable  propei'ty,  and  his  wife's  will  bequeaths  to  one 
eon  the  "  Messinger  coat  of  arms,"  a  very  unusual  circumstance,  indi- 
cative of  a  good  position  heretofore  in  England.  There  have  been 
comparatively  few  bearers  of  the  name. 


American  Genealogist.  183 


Brief  Memoir  of  Dr.  Winslow  Lewis.  By  John  H. 
Sheppard,  Esq.  From  the  New  England  Historical 
and  Genealogical  Register.  Albany,  N.  Y. :  J.  Mun- 
sell,  78  State  street.  1863,  8vo.  pp.  33. 

Although  mainly  intended  as  a  memoir  of  the  President  of  the 
New  England  Genealogic-Historical  Society,  this  pamphlet  contains 
four  pages  of  genealogy  relating  to  one  branch  of  the  Winslow 
family,  four  to  the  Lewis  family,  and  as  many  to  the  Grreenough 
family,  all  drawn  with  the  precision  of  the  practiced  antiquary. 

The  memoir,  which  is  embellished  by  a  capital  portrait  of  its  sub- 
ject, is  a  very  pleasant  tribute  to  a  gentleman  who  has  devoted  the 
abilities  of  a  highly  cultivated  intellect  to  the  advancement  of  the 
study  of  history,  and  who  has  received  from  his  fellow  citizens  the 
highest  evidences  of  their  gratitude. 

The  Hallock  Ancestry.  For  the  Memoir  of  Rev.  Jere- 
miah Hallock  of  Connecticut  and  Rev.  Moses  Hallock 
of  Massachusetts.  1863.  12mo.  pp.  8. 

This  is  an  extract  from  some  book  appai-ently,  being  paged  .S89  - 
396,  yet  copies  were  issued  in  this  form.  It  is  signed  by  Rev.  Wm. 
A.  Hallock,  senior  secretary  American  Tract  Society.  It  contains  a 
brief  account  of  the  descendants  of  Peter  Hallock  of  New  Haven, 
1640. 

Sketch  of  the  Life  of  Rev.  Michael  Wigglesworth, 
A.M.,  Author  of  the  Day  of  Doom.  By  John  Ward 
Dean,  Editor  of  the  New  England  Historical  and 
Genealogical  Register.  To  which  is  appended  a 
Fragment  of  his  Autobiography,  some  of  his  Letters 
and  a  Catalogue  of  his  Library.  Reprinted  from  the 
Register  for  April,  1863.  Afbany  :  J.  Munsell,  78 
State  street.  1863.  8vo.  pp.  20. 

Whatever  Mr.  Uean  essays  is  certain  to  be  well  done,  and  we  ac- 
cordingly find  in  this  Memoir  the  promise  of  the  title  more  than 
fulfilled.     The  sketch   embraces  all  the  facts  which   probably  will 


184  American  Genealogist. 

ever  be  recovered,  and  the  bibliography  of  Wigglesworth's  two  works, 
the  Day  of  Doom^  and  Meat  out  of  the  Eater,  is  nearly  complete. 
A  record  of  the  family  will  be  found  in  the  Re(jister,  xv,  334. 

A  seventh  edition  of  the  Day  of  Doom,  containing  most  of  Mr. 
Dean's  Memoir  as  a  preface,  has  been  published  this  year  (1867), 
by  the  American  News  Company  of  New  York. 


1864. 

A  Discourse  at  the  Funeral  of  Dea.  Tyler  Batcheller, 
at  North  Brookfield,  Mass.,  Oct.  10,  1862.  ^y  Rev. 
Christoi3her  Gushing.  Boston  :  Wright  &  Porter, 
Printers,  4  Spring  Lane.  1864.  8vo.  pp.  32. 

At  the  end  will  be  found  a  brief  account  of  the  Batchellers,  com- 
mencing with  Joseph  B.  of  Wenham,  1636. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  descendants  of  Several 
Ancient  Puritans,  Vol.  IV.  By  Rev.  Abner  Morse, 
A.  M.,  Member  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genea- 
logical Society Boston  :    press  of    H.  W. 

Button  &  Son.  1864. 

The  Haeding  Family.    8vo.  pp.  84. 

This  part  is  all  that  was  published  by  Mr.  Morse  of  his  proposed 
volume,  but  this  portion  is  complete  in  itself.  The  chapters  treat 
of  Richard  of  Braintree;  widow  Martha  of  Plymouth;  Abraham 
of  Dedham  ;  Stephen  of  Providence  ;  llichard  of  Reading ;  and 
Edward  Harradou  of  Ipswich. 

The  book,  as  is  usual  with  Mr.  Morse's  compilations,  is  exact  in 
dates,  and  gives  proof  of  great  industry.  It,  is,  however,  injured  by 
his  too  confident  assumptions  of  possibilities  of  facts.  Thus,  in  chap- 
ter iv,  he  coolly  assumes  that  the  widow  Martha  Harding  had  a  hus- 
band, Joseph,  though  there  is  no  evidence  of  his  existence,  simply 
because  the  second  son  was  named  Joseph.  This  he  confessed  to  the 
writer. 

We  are  compelled  to  regard  Mr.  Morse's  affiliations,  unless  he  cites 


American  Genealogist.  185 

the  proof,  as  the  mere  opinions  of  a  man  who  had  an  unconquerable 
aversion  to  admit  anything  to  seem  incomplete  in  his  work.  He 
preferred  to  assert  boldly  and  in  trust  that  his  reputation  for  accu- 
racy would  prevent  inquiry. 

Notes  on  the  Wintiirop  Family  and  its  English  connec- 
tions before  its  Emigration  to  New  EngLand.  By 
William  H.  Wliitmore.  Reprinted  with  additions 
from  the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical 
Register  for  April,  1864.  Albany :  J.  Munsell,  78 
State  street.  1864.  8vo.  jDp.  10. 

This  is  but  a  collection  of  the  facts  contained  in  the  volume 
reviewed  on  the  next  page,  together  with  certain  other  items  con- 
nected therewith,  for  many  of  which  I  was  indebted  to  the  kindness 
of  Mr.  Winthrop.  It  may  be  considered  simply  as  a  genealogical 
index  prepared  for  his  book. 

The  Burke  and  Alvord  Memorial.  A  Genealogical 
Account  of  the  descendants  of  Richard  Burke  of 
Sudbury,  Mass.,  Compiled  by  John  Alonzo  Bou telle 
of  Woburn,  Mass.,  for  VViUiam  A.  Burke  of  Lowell, 
Mass.  [Burke  arms.]  Boston  :  printed  by  Henry 
W.  Button  &  Son,  90  and  92  Washington  street. 
1864.  8vo.  pp.  240.- 

This  appears  to  be  a  careful  and  well  written  genealogy,  consisting 
of  the  following  parts:  p.  1-12  preliminary;  13-76  issue  of 
Richard  Burke  of  Sudbury,  1610;  77-86,  descendants  of  Richard 
Burke  of  Northampton,  1700;  p.  87,  second  title  as  follows: 

The  Burke  and  Alvord  Memorial  :  a  Genealogical  account  of  the 
descendants  of  Alexander  Alvord,  of  Windsor,  Conn.,  Com- 
piled by  John  A.  Boutelle  for  William  A.  Burke.  [Alvord  arms.] 
Boston  :  Printed  by  Henry  W.  Duttou  &  Son,  90  and  92  Wash- 
ington street.  1864. 

P.  89-169,  Alvord  family;  170-177,  descendants  of  Benedict 
Alvord  of  W^indsor  ;  178  -  186,  appendix  ;  187  -  194,  the  Benjamin 
family;  195- 218.  appendix  ;   219  -  240,  index. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  each  title  page  has  a  coat  of  arms,  but  not 
24 


186  American  Genealogist. 

tlie  slightest  authority  is  given  for  the  use.  We  regret  that  Mr. 
Burke,  who  evidently  is  disposed  to  question  the  utility  of  printing 
the  preliminary  twelve  pages  of  irrelevant  matter  ahout  the  DeBurghs 
of  Ireland,  should  not  have  known  that  people  here  have  no  more 
right  to  claim  English  arms  than  to  appropriate  English  ancestors. 
This  abuse  of  heraldry  is,  however,  we  trust,  upon  the  wane  here, 
as  a  more  correct  idea  is  spreading  among  our  genealogists. 

Life  and  Letters  of  John  Wintheop,  Governor  of 
the  Massachusetts  Bay  Company  at  their  emigra- 
tion to  New  England,  1 630.  By  Robert  C.  Winthrop. 
Boston  :  Ticknor  &  Fields.  1864.  8vo.  pp.  452. 

This  most  admirable  account  of  the  great  leaders  of  the  colonists, 
who,  in  reality  founded  New  England,  deserves  a  place  on  our  list, 
since  it  contains  the  material  for  a  full  account  of  the  earlier  genera- 
tions of  the  Winthrop  fttmily.  The  author,  so  well  known  for  his 
historical  studies,  was  fortunate  enough  to  obtain  an  immense  collec- 
tion of  papers  belonging  to  Gov.  John  Winthrop,  and  from  these  and 
other  sources  of  information  laboriously  sought  for  many  years,  he 
has  been  enabled  to  present  a  full  and  vivid  picture  of  the  life  of 
John  Winthrop  up  to  the  day  of  his  departure  for  New  England. 

Of  the  merits  of  the  book  it  is  not  necessary  to  speak,  as  it  has 
passed  into  the  standard  literature  of  the  country.  In  regard  to 
the  genealogy  we  may  say  that  the  first  of  the  family  was  Adam 
Winthrop  of  Lavenham,  Co.  Suffolk,  whose  son,  Adam,  was  born 
there  in  1498.  Adam  Jr.,  went  to  London  and  was  one  of  the  guild 
of  clothiers,  being  master  therein  in  1551.  In  1544  he  acquired 
the  manor  of  Groton,  Co.  Suffolk,  and  died  there  in  1562.  Adam 
Winthrop,  third  of  the  name,  lived  at  Groton,  and  there  his  son, 
John,  the  famous  governor,  was  born  in  1588.  Throughout  the 
volume  we  find  memoranda  relative  to  the  different  branches  which, 
in  these  four  generations  had  been  sent  forth,  and  in  many  instances 
these  are  copied  from  the  family  papers  and  are  not  elsewhere  obtain- 
able. We  have  also  full  notes  upon  the  families  connected  with 
the  Wiuthrops  by  marriage,  so  that  even  as  a  genealogy  the  book 
possesses  great  value. 

A  second  volume  will  be  noticed  in  its  appropriate  place. 


American  Genealogist.  187 

The  Giles  Memorial.  Genealogical  Memoirs  of  the 
Families  bearing  the  names  of  Giles,  Gould,  Holmes, 
Jennison,  Leonard,  Lindall,  Curwen,  Marshall, 
Robinson,  Sampson  and  Webb ;  also  Genealogical 
Sketches  of  the  Pool,  Very,  Farr  and  other  Families; 
with  a  History  of  Pemaquid,  ancient  and  modern : 

and  some  details  of  Indian  warfare 

B)^   John   Adams  Vinton,    Author   of  the    Vinton 

Memorial,    etc., Boston  :  printed   for    the 

Author,  by  Henry  W.  Button  &  Son,   Nos.  90  and 
92  Washington  street.  1864.  8vo.  pp.  600. 

The  copious  title  which  we  have  copied  gives  a  good  idea  of  the 
contents  of  this  collection  of  o;enealoa;ies.  Of  all  of  the  families  a 
fair  record  is  made,  and,  as  is  customary  with  Mr.  Vinton,  he  has 
been  exact  in  dates  and  clear  in  arrangement.  The  reader  will 
also  thank  him  for  thorough  indices  and  in  all  respects  will  place 
this  book  in  the  first  rank. 

The  frontispiece  is  an  engraving  of  the  Giles  arms,  of  which 
several  old  paintings  are  preserved,  though  we  cannot  quite  agree 
with  the  author  in  accepting  them  as  sufficient  proof.  Other  illus- 
trations are  portraits  of  J.  A.  Vinton  and  Deborah  Sampson,  the 
female  soldier  of  the  revolution. 

Mr.  Vinton  has  long  been  recognized  as  one  of  our  most  thorough 
genealogists,  and  this  book  is  one  which  will  add  to  his  previous 
reputation. 

Hyde  Genealogy :  or  the  Descendants,  in  the  female 
a/B  well  as  in  the  male  lines,  from  William  Hyde  of 
Norwich,  with  their  places  of  residence,  and  dates  of 
births,  marriages,  etc.,  and  other  particulars  of  them 
and  their  families  and  ancestry.  By  Reuben  H. 
Walworth,  LL.D.  In  two  volumes.  Albany :  J. 
Munsell,  78  State  street.  1864.  8vo.  pp.  1446. 

Chancellor  Walworth  has  in  these  two  volumes  given  us  the  most 
extensive  genealogy  yet  published  in  the  United  States,  and,  in  fact, 
from  the  multiplicity  of  notes,  it  contains  numerous  smaller  genealo- 
gies of  families  allied  with  the  Hydes. 


188  American  Genealogist. 

The  first  of  the  family  was  William  Hyde  of  Hartford,  1636,  and 
Norwich,  Conn.,  of  whose  ancestry  nothing  is  known.  He  had  a 
son,  Samuel,  and  a  daughter,  Esther,  wife  of  John  Post,  both  of  whose 
descendants  seem  impartially  traced.  As  the  plan  of  following  out 
female  branches  is  adopted,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  Hyde  element 
is  but  a  small  portion  of  this  immense  work.  So  many  other  fami- 
lies also  are  mentioned,  as  in  the  case  of  husbands  and  wives  of  the 
descendants  their  ancestry  is  traced,  that  it  would  be  impossible  for 
us  to  attempt  to  enumerate  them.  The  book  is  in  itself  a  genealogi- 
cal library,  and  must  be  indispensable  to  every  collector. 

In  the  appendix,  indeed,  we  may  mention  accounts  of  the  ancestry 
of  Mabel  Harlakenden,  and  of  the  Tracy  family  who  are  traced  to 
the  family  of  the  name  at  Toddington  in  Gloucestershire. 

The  illustrations  are  portraits  of  R.  H.  Walworth,  Rev.  Jona. 
Parsons,  Rev.  E.  A.  Huntington,  James  Hyde,  John  Tracy,  Mans- 
field T.  Walworth,  John  M.  Barbour,  H.  R.  Selden,  Rev.  Alvan 
Hyde,  Lewis  Hyde,  Samuel  L.  Selden,  S.  E.  Earl,  A.  D.  Fillmore, 
E.  A.  Elliot,  Alfred  Ely,  Major  Gen.  J.  K.  F.  Mansfield,  Enoch 
Parsons,  Major  Gen.  J.  A.  Pope,  Marvin  Wait,  George  A.  Wood- 
rufi",  and  Major  Gen.  John  Sedgwick. 

Some  Remarks  on  the  Life  and  Character  of  General 
David  Cobb,  delivered  at  the  Taunton  Lyceum,  July 
2d,  1830.  By  Hon.  Francis  Baylies.  From  the 
New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register, 
Albany:  J.  Munsell,  78  State  street.  1864.  8vo. 
pp.  18. 

This  is  an  eloquent  tribute  by  the  late  historian  of  Plymouth 
Colony,  to  one  of  its  most  distinguished  citizens.  David  Cobb  was 
born  at  Attleborough  in  1748,  and  was  educated  as  a  physician. 
When  tlie  revolution  commenced  he  joined  the  army  as  lieutenant 
colonel,  served  with  distinction  and  left  it  as  brevet  brigadier  gene- 
ral. He  was  appointed  judge  of  the  court  of  common  pleas,  and 
also  major  general  of  the  state  militia.  In  his  double  capacity  he 
was  of  great  service  in  1786,  when  riots  were  threatened  in  Taunton  ; 
and  it  was  owing  mainly  to  his  firmness  and  courage  that  the  mob 
was  dispersed  without  bloodshed.     He  was  afterwards  speaker  of 


Amekican  Genealogist.  189 

the  legislature  and  a  member  of  congress.  He  removed  to  Maine 
in  1796,  and  there  was  president  of  the  senate,  major  general,  chief 
justice  court  of  common  pleas  and  lieutenant  governor.  He  died 
April  17,  1830. 

At  the  end  of  the  pamphlet  are  two  pages  of  the  genealogy  of  the 
Cobb  family,  prepared  by  W.  B.  Trask,  Esq. 

The  Sampson  Family.  Genealogical  Memoirs  of  the 
Sampson  Family  in  America,  from  the  arrival  of  the 
Mayflower  in  1(320,  to  the  present  time.  Including 
a  Biographical  Sketch  of  Deborah  Sampson,  the 
Heroine  of  the  Revolution.  By  John  Adams  Vin- 
ton,  Author  of  the   Vinton  Memorial  and  of  the 

Giles  Memorial,    etc., Boston  :    printed  for 

the  Author,    by  Henry  W.  Button  &  Son,  Nos.  90 
and  92  Washington  street.  1864.  8vo.  pp.  136. 

This  is  a  reprint  of  the  Sampson  matter  from  the  Giles  volume, 
and  contains  a  separate  index.  In  regard  to  the  famous  Deborah  it 
will  be  remembered  that  she  enlisted  in  the  Continental  army  in 
1781,  and  served  until  Oct.,  1783,  being  several  times  wounded. 
Her  sex  was  discovered  only  when  taken  to  a  hospital,  and  she  was 
honorably  discharged  without  the  slightest  blemish  upon  her  cha- 
racter, so  strictly  had  she  preserved  her  disguise.  She  married 
Benjamin  Gannett,  and  left  three  children. 

A  Genealogical  History  of  the  Holt  Fa.milt  in  the 
United  States:  more  particularly  the  Descendants 
of  .Nicholas  Holt  of  Newljurj^  and  Andover,  Mass., 
1631-1644,  and  of  WiUiam  Holt  of  New  Haven, 
Conn.  By  Daniel  S.  Durrie,  Librarian  of  State  His- 
torical Society  of  Wisconsin,  author  of  Steele  Family 

Genealogy,    etc., Albany  :   J.    Munsell,    78 

State  street.  1864.  8vo.  pp.  367. 

This  is  a  very  good  record  of  the  Holt  Family,  the  genealogical 
portion  being  interspersed  with  biographical  notes.  Nicholas  Holt 
of  Romsey,  tanner,  was  a  passenger  hither  in  1635;  but  nothing  is 
known  of  his  ancestry,  nor  of  his  relationship  to   William  Holt  of 


190  American  Genealogist. 

New  Haven,  1644  ;  in   this   volume   the  record   of  each  family  is 
kept  distinct. 

A  passage  in  the  introduction,  and  a  short  appendix  of  English 
Holts  serve  to  call  our  attention  to  the  fact  that  certain  of  the  family 
here  are  trying  to  prove  a  claim  to  the  property  left  by  Sir  John 
Holt,  chief  justice,  who  died  in  1709.  We  are  at  a  loss  to  imagine 
why  the  American  family  should  suppose  themselves  in  any  way 
connected  with  tbe  English  family,  and  still  more  surprised  at  the 
supposition  that  they  can  be  heirs-at-law.  As  a  proof  of  the  evi- 
dence of  the  delusion,  however,  we  have  seen  a  printed  form  of  agree- 
ment by  which  the  Holts  are  to  make  common  cause  to  recover  the 
property  and  to  divide  it  equally.  We  doubt  not  they  will  do  the 
latter  when  they  succeed  in  the  former  part  of  the  enterprise. 

Notes  respecting  the  Family  of  Waldo.     Printed  for 
private  circulation  only.  IGmo.  pp.  35. 

This  little  pamphlet  prepared  by  Morris  Charles  Jones,  Esq.,  of 
Liverpool,  deserves  notice  here,  since  the  author  expresses  his  belief 
that  it  is  the  same  family  as  that  of  Cornells  Waldo,  an  early  settler 
here.  Concerning  tbe  family  of  this  latter,  a  family  noted  in  our 
annals  especially  as  large  land  owners  in  Maine,  some  account  will 
be  found  in  the  Register,  xviil,  176.  A  branch  of  the  American 
family,  indeed,  removed  to  England  and  is  recorded  in  this  volume. 

The  book  is  one  of  considerable  interest,  especially  as  an  evidence 
of  the  increasing  importance  which  English  genealogists  attach  to 
our  family  records. 

[One  branch  of  a  Family  of  Adams.  By  William  S. 
Appleton,  A.  B.,  of  Boston.  Reprinted  from  the 
Historical  and  Genealogical  Register  for  July,  1864.] 
8vo.  p.  1. 

Among  the  numerous  families  of  Adams  to  be  found  in  New 
England  is  that  descended  from  William  of  Cambridge,  1635.  It 
has  been  stated  that  the  male  line  of  his  descendants  became  long 
ago  extinct,  but  Mr.  Appleton  here  proves  that  this  is  an  error.  He 
shows  that  William  had  William,  Nathaniel,  and  Samuel ;  of  whom 


American  Genealogist.  191 

Nathaniel  had  Nathaniel,' and  Thomas,  both  fathers  of  families. 
Thomas  had  four  sons  and  one  of  these  Thomas  Jr.  had  four;  so 
that  in  all  probability  the  representatives  of  the  name  are  numerous. 
Any  assistance  like  this,  in  disentangling  families  of  a  name  often 
found  in  our  records,  is  of  great  service. 


Memoranda  of  the  Preston  Family.  By  Orlando 
Brown.  Albany :  J.  Munsell,  78  State  street. 
1864.  8vo.  pp.  26. 

Mr.  Munsell  says  that  a  first  edition  was  printed  in  1842  for 
the  family,  and  another  of  this  date  in  Cincinnati.  This  edition 
consists  of  25  copies  only.  The  record  is  of  the  family  of  John 
Preston,  who  came  from  Londonderry  in  1740  to  Virginia.  He  left 
three  daughters,  married  to  Breckinridge,  Brown,  and  Smith,  and 
two  sons.  The  descendants  of  all  are  traced,  but  without  dates.  Still, 
in  the  scarcity  of  Southern  genealogies  this  little  pamphlet  acquires 
a  certain  value. 

[Genealogy  of  the   Gale  Family.     By  Hon.  George 
Gale  of  Galesville,  Wisconsin.]   8vo.  pp.  9. 

This  is  a  reprint  from  the  Register  for  April,  1864,  but  as  the 
author  has  since  published  a  larger  history  of  his  family,  we  will 
reserve  a  notice  until  we  reach  the  latter  in  due  course.  This 
pamphlet  has  no  title  page. 

Genealogy  of  the  Gilman  Family  in  England  and 
America;  traced  in  the  line  of  Hon.  John  Gilman, 
of  Exeter,  N.  H.  By  Arthur  Gilman  of  Glynllyn. 
Albany:  J.  Munsell,  78  State  street,  1864.  8vo.  pp. 
24. 

In  his  preface  the  author  refers  to  the  pamphlet  issued  by  him  in 
1863,  and  addressed  to  tlie  family  here,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining 
the  information  needed  in  preparing  a  complete  genealogy.  This 
pamphlet  is  sent  for  the  same  reason  to  that  branch  of  the  descendants 
of  the  common  ancestor,  which  remains  in  England. 


192  American  Genealogist. 

The  family  is  now  traced  to  Edward  Gilman  of  Caston,  who,  by 
will  dated  in  1573,  left  his  mansion  house  to  his  oldest  son,  John: 
The  second  son,  Robert,  had  sons:  Robert  of  Hinghani,  England, 
Edward,  who  came  to  New  England,  Lawrence  and  John.  Of  these, 
Robert  had  Samuel  of  Hingham,  England;  whose  son,  Samuel  Jr., 
died  in  1741,  and  is  styled  gentleman  on  his  tomb. 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  with  such  progress  already  made,  the  com- 
pleted Grilman  Genealogy^will  soon  make  its  appearance. 


A  Biographical  Sketch  of  Elkanah  Watson,  Founder 
of  Agricultural  Societies  io  America,  and  the  Pro- 
jector of  Canal  Communication  in  New  York  State. 
With  a  brief  Genealogy  of  the  Watson  Family  early 
settled  in  Plymouth  Colony.  By  Wm.  R.  Deane, 
member  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical 
Society,  etc Reprinted  from  the  New  Eng- 
land Historical  and  Genealogical  Register.  Albany : 
J.   Munsell,  78  State  street.  1864.  8vo.  pp.  16. 

In  addition  to  a  good  biography  of  Elkanah  Watson,  who  was  a 
noted  pioneer  agriculturist,  this  pamphlet  contains  the  record  of  the 
Watsons  descended  from  George  Watson  of  Plymouth  1633.  It 
seems  to  be  carefully  prepared,  and  will  be  of  interest  to  the  family. 


Report  to  the  Willoughby  Association,  U.  S.  A.,  made 
by  Columbus  Smith,  A.  D.  1864.  Containing  the 
Willoughby  Constitution,  and  Information  relative 
to  the  Willoughby  Property  in  England,  and  the 
Family  Relics  brought  to  America  by  the  Willoughby 
Family:  likewise  several  Genealogies  of  difierent 
Branches  of  the  Family  in  America  and  England. 
Published  by  order  of  the  Willoughby  Association. 
Middlebury:  printed  at  the  Register  Office.  1864. 
pp.  28. 

It  seems  almost  incredible  that,  at  the  present  stage  of  information 
on  genealogical  points,  any  one  could  be  found  credulous  enough  to 
spend  money  in  searching  for  property  in  England.     Yet  here  is  a 


American  Genealogist.  193 

society  of  such,  the  descendauts  apparently  of  Joseph  Willoughby 
of  New  London,  who  died  in  1751,  aged  GO. 

We  have  not  patience  to  wander  through  the  stupidities  of  this 
short  pamplilet;  it  is  enough  to  say  that  it  is  even  more  marvelous 
than  the  Ingraham  claim,  in  which  the  same  Mr.  Smith  heretofore 
figured.  The  whole  matter  is  below  criticism,  and  the  only 
result  will  be  a  useless  expenditure  of  money,  and  a  fresh  example 
furnished  to  Englishmen  of  the  credulity  of  their  American  name- 
sakes. 


1865. 

John  Watson  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  his  Descendants. 
A  Genealogy  by  Thomas  Watson.  New  York  : 
printed  for  the  U.  Q.  Ciub.   1865.  8vo.  pp.  48. 

This  is  a  beautifully  printed  volume,  from  the  press  of  J.  M. 
Bradstreet  &  Son,  and  contains  a  record  of  a  Connecticut  family 
entirely  distinct  from  the  preceding.  The  progenitor  of  this  was 
John  Watson  of  Hartford,  1644.  He  left  a  son,  John,  and  two 
daughters ;  the  descendants  of  all  seem  fjxithfully  traced  and  re- 
corded with  precision. 

We  are  unable  to  explain  the  meaning  of  the  title  of  the  U.  Q. 
Club,  but  it  was  apparently  a  printing  club  and  issued  two  or  three 
volumes. 

A  Memorial  of  JoiiiSr  Henry  and  Richard  Townsend, 
and  their  Descendants.  [Arms.]  New  York :  W.  A. 
Townsend,  publisher.  1865.  8vo.  pp.  233. 

The  first  seventy-nine  pages  of  this  handsome  volume  are  taken 
up  with  an  account  of  the  settlement  of  Oyster  Bay  and  notices  of 
the  first  colonists.  We  have  then  a  somewhat  rambling  account 
of  the  families  descended  from  the  three  brothers  above  named,  who 
were  Quakers,  and  by  tradition  are  said  to  have  come  from  near 
Norwich,  England.  We  do  not  find  any  authority  given  for  the 
use  of  the  arms,  and  the  whole  genealogy,  though  agreeably  written 
and  containing  very  many  useful  facts,  lacks  arrangement  and  a 
system  of  references. 

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194  American  Genealogist. 

Burgess  Genealogy.  Memorials  of  the  Family  of 
Thomas  and  Dorothy  Burgess,  who  were  settled  at 
Sandwich,  in  the  Plymouth  Colony,  in  .1637. 
Boston :  press  of  T.  R.  Marvin  &  Son,  42  Congress 
street.  1865.  8vo.  pp.  196. 

After  a  ministry  of  forty  years  at  Dedham,  the  author,  Rev.  Ebe- 
nezer  Burgess,  fortunately  decided  to  devote  a  portion  of  his 
remaining  time  to  the  preparation  of  a  history  of  his  family. 
Though  not  one  which  has  been  much  in  public  office,  except  in  the 
case  of  the  distinguished  Tristram  Burgess,  the  family  has  been 
one  of  good  standing  and  repute.  The  author  has  been  evidently 
faithful  in  searching  out  the  branches,  and  the  result  is  a  copious 
and  well  arranged  genealogy,  entitled  to  a  high  position.  Notice- 
able among  the  descendants  have  been  Benjamin  Burgess  of  Wayne, 
Me.,  who  attained  the  age  of  101  years  and  9  months,  and  Benja- 
min Burgess  of  Boston,  long  known  and  respected  as  a  merchant. 

The  illustrations  are  portraits  of  Benjamin  of  Wayne,  Hon.  Tris- 
tram, Thomas,  Benjamin  of  Boston,  Capt.  William,  John,  and  Rev. 
Dyer  Burgess. 

[Appendix   to   the    Field  Genealogy.    1864.]    12mo. 

pp.  15. 

This  is  an  addition  to  Henry  M.  Field's  book  already  noticed,  and 
is  an  attempt  to  prove  that  Zecheriah  Field,  the  emigrant  ancestor  of 
the  Massachusetts  family  was  the  grandson  of  John  Field  the 
astronomer. 

The  theory  is  in  direct  opposition  to  Mr.  Osgood  Field's  supposi- 
tion, as  it  claims  that  John  Field  of  Ardsley,  had  grandsons  :  James 
(who  was  father  of  Robert  of  Flushing),  Zecheriah  of  Boston 
(ancestor  of  David  D.  Field),  William,  and  John,  both  of  Rhode 
Island.  The  proof  is  mainly  tradition,  but  is  quite  strong,  and  is 
strengthened  by  the  discovery  of  an  old  seal  supposed  to  have 
belonged  to  Robert  F.  of  Flushing,  now  preserved  by  Hon.  Richard 
Field,  which  bears  the  astronomer's  arms  and  the  peculiar  crest 
which  was  granted  to  him.  We  do  not  feel,  however,  able  to  decide 
which  view  of  the  pedigree  is  correct. 


American  Genealogist.  195 


A  Letter  of  Directions  to  liis  Father's  Birthplace,  by 
John  Hohiies.  With  Nates  and  a  Genealogy  by 
D.  Williams  Patterson.  New  York :  Printed  for 
the  U.  Q.  Club.  1865.  8vo.  pp.  76. 

This  is  another  of  the  beautiful  publications  of  the  mysteriously 
named  club  which  issued  the  Watson  (jenealogy.  The  Letter  of 
Directions  was  dictated  by  John  Holmes  of  New  London  on  his 
death-bed,  so  that  his  children  might  trace  their  lineage.  He  says 
that  his  father,  Thomas,  also  of  New  London,  was  born  in  London, 
and  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Holmes,  a  counsellor  of  Gray's  Inn, 
who  lived  in  St.  Andrew's  parish  in  Holborn,  in  Rose  and  Crown 
court,  in  Gray's  Inn  lane,  upper  side.  This  Thomas  married 
Mary  Thetford,  and  was  killed  at  the  siege  of  Oxford.  He  owned 
a  piece  of  land  in  Lynn,  in  Norfolk,  of  which  Edmond  Beel  was 
tenant.  His  son,  Thomas,  left  London,  during  the  plague,  went  to 
Virginia  and  New  York,  and  there  married  Lucretia,  daughter  of  a 
Thomas  Dodley  who  kept  a  tennis-court  in  Clare  street,  in  Covent 
Garden,  London.  He  adds,  that  the  arms  of  the  family  are  "  three 
spurred  cocks  fighting  in  a  golden  field." 

Dr.  Patterson,  a  skillful  genealogist,  to  whom  I  am  under  many 
obligations,  has  enriched  this  book  with  valuable  notes  and  a  history 
of  the  descendants  of  this  John  Holmes.  It  is  a  very  curious  and 
valuable  contribution  to  our  literature. 


Notes  on  the  Lincoln  Families  of  Massachusetts,  with 
some  account  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  late  President 
of  the  United  States.  By  Solomon  Lincoln  of 
Hingham.  Reprinted  ftom  the  Historical  and  Ge- 
nealogical Register  for  October,  1865.  Boston : 
David  Clapp  &  Son,  Printers,  334  Washington 
street.  1865.  8vo.  pp.  10. 

At  the  time  when  the  murder  of  our  lamented  president  at- 
tracted attention  to  every  detail  of  his  life,  one  of  the  same  name,  a 
distinguished  antiquary,  made  this  attempt  to  trace  the  pedigree  of 
the  greatest  ornament  of  the  race. 


196  American  Genealogist. 

Nearly  all  of  the  name  can  be  traced  to  settlers  at  Hingham, 
Mass.,  and  in  no  case  can  a  family  be  traced  to  an  early  settler 
elsewhere.  At  Hingham,  there  were  seve^  emigrants  prior  to 
1644,  four  named  Thomas,  one  each  named  Stephen,  Daniel,  and 
Samuel. 

The  president,  son  of  Thomas,  was  the  grandson  of  Abraham 
Lincoln,  who  went  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky  about  1782,  and  the 
name  of  Mordecai  occurs  in  his  immediate  family. 

Now,  the  first  Samuel  Lincoln  of  Hingham  had  among  other  sons, 
Mordecai,  and  Thomas,  and  grandsons  Abraham,  Mordecai,  and 
Thomas.  From  this  repetition  of  names  it  seems  highly  probable 
that  the  president's  ancestor  was  an  offshoot  from  this  branch.  We 
know  at  all  events  in  this  line  were  the  two  Levi  Lincolns,  go- 
vernors of  Massachusetts,  and  Gov.  Enoch  Lincoln  of  Maine. 

Thomas  Lincoln  of  Hingham,  was  the  ancestor  of  Gen.  Benjamin 
Lincoln,  lieutenant  governor  of  Massachusetts.  The  various  other 
families  can  also  poiat  to  eminent  lawyers  and  divines,  and  all  com- 
bined render  this  name  one  of  truly  historical  importance. 

No  attempts  apparently  have  been  made  to  trace  these  emigrants 
to  their  English  home.  The  name  in  fact  being  that  of  an  English 
county,  is  one  which,  at  the  time  names  were  adopted,  was  proba- 
bly given  tQ  many  persons,  not  connected  by  ties  of  kiadred.  No 
bearer  of  the  name  has  ever  risen  to  distinction  in  England ;  but  we 
may  surely  claim  for  it  in  America  a  preeminence  only  excelled  by 
that  of  Washington. 

Genealogies  of  the  LyxMAns  of  Middlefieid,  of  the 
Dickinsons  of  Montreal,  and  of  the  Partridges  of 
Hatfield.  Boston  :  David  Clapp  &  Son,  printers,  334 
Washington  street.  1865.  8vo.  pp.  32. 

This  pamphlet  is  compiled  by  Jas.  T.  Dickinson,  who  acknowledges 
himself  indebted  to  S.  D.  Partridge,  Esq.,  for  the  genealogy  of  the 
Partridges.  The  first  part  is  an  attempt  to  trace  the  family  of  John 
Lyman  of  Middletown  who  died  in  1763,  back  to  the  presumed 
common  ancestor  of  all  of  the  name,  Richard  Lyman,  who  came 
from  High  Ougar  in  1631  and  died  at  Hartford.  He  succeeds  in 
showing  that  Thomas  Lyman  of  Durham,  grandson  of  liichard,  had  a 


American  Genealogist.  197 

son,  Ebenezer,  who  was  father  of  this  John,  and  of  Ebenezer  of  Tor- 
riugton.  He  adds  a  table  which  shows  llev.  Lyman  Beecher's  place 
in  this  branch. 

We  have  next  an  account  of  the  Dickinsons  in  one  line,  and  the 
Moseleys;  and  a  table  of  the  ancestry  of  Horace  Dickinson,  one  of 
Col.  James  Taylor,  and  one  of  Mary  Ann  Moseley. 

The  third  part  is  devoted  to  the  issue  of  William  Partridge  of 
Hartford,  and  fills  three  pages.  We  presume  it  is  intended  to  trace 
only  one  line,  and  it  seems  exact. 

[Family  of  Nathaniel  Sparhattk  of  Cambridge. 
From  the  New  England  Historical  and  Genealo- 
gical Register  for  April,  1SG5.]  8vo.  pp.  3. 

[Descendants  of  Rev.  Thomas  Jenner.  Communi- 
cated by  Vv^illiam  S.  Appleton  to  the  New  England 
Historical  and  Genealogical  Register  for  July, 
1865.]  8vo.  pp.  3. 

[Family  of  Badcock  of  Milton,  Mass.  By  William 
S.  Appleton,  A.  M.  From  the  New  England 
Historical  and  Genealogical  Register  for  July, 
18G-5.]  8vo.  pp.  5. 

We  have  classed  these  three  little  reprints  from  the  Register 
tfogether,  all  being  issued  without  title  pages,  and  being  the  work 
of  the  same  author. 

The  Sparhawk  contains  extracts  from  the  parish  records  at  Ded- 
bam,  Co.  Essex,  England,  which  show  that  Nathaniel  Sparhawk, 
the  emigrant,  was  the  son  of  Samuel  S.  of  that  place  and  born  in 
1598.  He  had  but  one  son,  and,  though  the  name  may  yet  remain, 
the  most  distinguished  branch  assumed  the  name  of  Pepperrell, 
and  was  raised  to  the  second  baronetcy  of  that  name.  The  pamphlet 
has  a  tabular  pedigree  of  the  ancestv}^  of  Dorothy  Merriam,  a 
descendant,  showing  her  progenitors  in  other  lines. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  Jenner  of  Weymouth  and  Saco  is  well  known  to 
antiquaries.  The  fact  of  his  having  descendants  here  is,  however, 
for  the  first  time  brought  to  light  by  Mr.  Appleton.  His  grandson, 
John,  was  of  Brookhaveu  L.  I.,  and  had  Thomas  of  Charlestown,  a 


198  American  Genealogist. 

sea-captain,  with  wliom  John  Dun  ton  came  here.  He  had  a  large 
family,  and,  though  the  name  is  doubtless  extinct,  there  are  many 
who  trace  to  him  through  the  numerous  female  branches. 

The  Badcocks  are  traced  to  George,  and  Robert,  who  were  settled 
in  Dorchester  about  1650.  Nothing  is  known  of  their  ancestry, 
despite  Hinman's  account,  although  Mr.  Appleton  believes  they 
were  from  the  county  of  Essex  in  England.  The  children  of  the 
name  are  here  traced  for  three  generations,  or  till  about  1730. 

These  genealogies  all  bear  the  mark  of  careful  investigation,  and 
deal  with  that  portion  of  the  genealogy  which  it  is  most  difficult  to 
render  complete.  Other  of  Mr.  Appleton's  writings  will  be  found 
in  the  Heraldic  Journal  which  he  edited  in  1867. 


Keminiscences  of  the  Yaughan  Family,  and  more 
particularly  of  Benjamin  Vaughan,  LL.D.  Read 
before  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  So- 
ciety, August  '2, 1865.  By  John  H.  Sheppard,  A.M., 
Librarian  of  the  Society.  With  a  few  additions,  a 
Genealogy  and  Notes.  Boston :  David  Clapp  &  Son, 
printers,  334  Washington  street.  1885.  8vo.  pp.  40. 

To  this  eloquent  tribute  to  the  memory  of  a  departed  friend,  we 
are  indebted  for  a  most  delightful  picture  of  a  phase  of  New  Eng- 
land life,  to  which  most  of  our  readers  have  been  strangers.  In  th6 
comparatively  obscure  village  of  Hallowell,  Me.,  there  existed,  fifty 
years  ago,  a  reproduction  of  that  English  country  life  which  has 
so  rarely  been  imitated  with  success  here.  Families  connected  by 
marriage  resided  here  in  a  delightful  seclusion,  and  saw  within  their 
reach  all  the  pleasures  that  wealth,  refinement  and  culture  could 
bestow.  The  Hallowells,  Gardiners,  Vaughans,  Agrys  and  Duma- 
resqs  formed  a  society  sufficiently  large  to  prevent  ennui ;  and,  free 
from  the  tumult  of  the  city,  they  enjoyed  the  freedom  and  invigorat- 
ing eff"ect  of  a  country  life. 

Benjamin  Vaughan  was  the  son  of  Samuel  Vaughan  an  eminent 
merchant  of  London,  and  Sarah  Hallowell  of  Boston.  He  was 
born  in  Jamaica,  educated  in  England,  and  came  to  America  to  reside 
on  lands  inherited  from  his  grandfather,  Gardiner.     Here  he  spent 


American  Genealogist.  199 

a  long  and  useful  life  as  a  country  gentleman,  one  of  the  few  who 
have  deserved  the  name  in  New  England. 

Besides  this  interesting  biography  Mr.  Sheppard  has  given  a  vivid 
sketch  of  other  members  of  the  society,  and  has  annexed  a  good 
account  of  the  Vaughan  family. 

Memoranda  of  some  of  the  Descendants  of  Eichard 
Dana.  Compiled  by  Rev.  John  Jay  Dana.  "We 
are  all  one  man's  sons,"  Genesis  xlii,  11.  Boston  : 
printed  by  Wm.  H.  Chandler  &  Co.,  21  CornhilL 
1865.  8vo.  pp.  04. 

The  author  states  that  probably  every  one  of  the  name  in  this 
country  is  descended  from  Richard  Dana  of  Cambridge,  1640,  and 
adds,  that  the  name  is  not  to  be  found  in  England.  It  has  hence 
been  thought  that  the  family  was  of  French  origin,  but  this  is  only 
a  tradition.  The  most  distinguished  members  of  the  family  were 
Richard  (H.  C.  1718),  an  eminent  lawyer,  whose  son,  Edmund,  went 
to  England  and  left  issue.  Another  son  was  Francis,  chief  justice 
of  Massachusetts,  whose  son,  Richard  Henry  Dana,  the  poet,  is  the 
father  of  Hon.  Richard  H.  Dana  Jr.,  the  eminent  author  and 
lawyer.  In  other  branches  we  find  Rev.  Joseph  Dana,  D.D..  whose 
son,  Rev.  Daniel,  was  president  of  Dartmouth  College,  and  another 
son,  Rev.  Samuel,  was  of  Marblehead.  Another  Rev.  Samuel  of 
Groton  was  a  state  senator,  and  his  son,  Samuel,  president  of  the 
senate,  and  a  representative  in  congress. 

Altogether  the  family  has  been  a  thriving  one,  and  is  here  well 
recorded,  except  that  the  plan  of  references  is  unnecessarily  cum- 
bersome and  involved. 


Genealogy  of  the  Bolles  Family  in  America.  By 
John  A.  Bolles.  Boston:  Henry  W.  Dutton  &  Son. 
18G5.  4to.  pp.  64. 

This  is  a  large  and  peculiarly  arranged  volume  devoted  to  the  family 
of  Joseph  Bolles  of  Wells,  Me.  It  seems  to  be  prepared  with  care, 
and  certainly  contains  a  great  collection  of  facts  ;  but  the  arrange- 
ment seems  needlessly  expensive  and  cumbrous'. 


200  American  Genealogist. 

Anthony  Stoddard  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  his  Descend- 
ants. A  Genealogy  originally  compiled  by  Charles 
Stoddard  and  Elijah  W.  Stoddard,  and  republished  in 
1865.  Eevised  and  enlarged  by  Elijah  W.  Stod- 
dard, and  republished  in  1865.  New  York  :  Press 
of  J.  M.  Bradstreet  &  Son,  9  Spruce  street.  1865. 
Svo.  pp.  95. 

Not  having  seen  a  copy,  I  transcribe  the  title  from  the  Historical 
Magazine  for  November,  1866,  p.  354.  It  is  there  stated  that  the 
illustrations  are  portraits  of  Mrs.  Benedict,  Gen.  Wm.  T.  Sherman, 
and  of  John,  Henry,  Phineas,  Hiram,  Maria-Theresa,  G.,  Rev.  E. 
W.,  J.  F.,  Solomon,  and  Rev.  David  T.  Stoddard. 

Hutchinson,  Angieterre,  Etats-Unis  d'Amerique,  et 
France.  Seigneurs  de  Cowlam,  de  Colston-Basset, 
de  Cropwell-Bishop,  d'Owethorpe,  proprietaires  d' 
Arnold  et  de  Tollerton,  en  Angieterre;  de  Hawthorn- 
Hill,  Beaver  Brook  en  Massachusetts ;  de  Bunker- 
Hill  et  Washington  a  Singapore,  dans  la  province 
de  Malacca,  aux  Indes  Orientales folio,  pp.  9. 

The  journal  from  which  this  is  taken  is  entitled,  Le  NobUaire 
Universel  de  France.  Recueil  general  des  genealogies  historique  des 
Maisons  Nobles  et  Fitrees  de  la  France.  Publie  sous  la  direction  de 
L.  de  Magny.  Paris,  a  la  direction  de  la  Bibliotheque  Heraldique. 
9  rue  Buffault. 

We  have  already  said  that  the  noted  family  of  Hutchinson  could 
not  be  traced  to  the  family  of  gentry  of  that  name  in  England. 
This  account,  compiled  from  facts  obtained  by  J.  S.  Chester,  Esq., 
shows  that  this  distinction  did  beloog  to  a  comparatively  obscure 
branch.  Richard  Hutchinson  of  Salem  1634,  the  progenitor  of  a 
numerous  race,  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Hutchinson  of  Arnold, 
grandson  of  Lawrence  of  Tollerton.  The  family  is  thence  traced 
back  to  Anthony  Hutchinson  of  Cowlam,  Co.  York,  fourth  in 
descent  from  Bernard  of  Cowlam  in  1282. 

The  names  in  the  title  refer  also  to  the  present  generation,  of 
whom  Alcander  Hutchinson,  Esq..   was  U.  S.  consul  at  Singapore. 


American  Genealogist.  201 

He  married  in  1858  the  oldest  daughter  and  coheiress  of  Henri- 
Louis,  Comte  de  Layaut6,  and  niece  of  the  Duchess  of  Montmorcncy- 
Luxembourg.  For  this  reason  the  pedigree  appears  in  a  collection 
of  French  ijenealogies. 


The  Autobiography  of  Levi  Hutchins  ;  with  a  Preface, 

Notes,    and   Addenda,  by  his  youngest   son 

Private  edition.     Cambridge  :  Printed  at  the  River- 
side Press.  M  Dccc  lxv.  l6mo.  pp.  188. 

This  is  a  somewhat  rambling  memoir  of  Levi  Hutchins,  whose 
claims  to  distinction  we  have  not  exactly  discovered,  but  it  also  con- 
tains a  great  number  of  genealogical  items.  The  family  seems 
traced  to  William  Hutchins  of  Rowley,  1657,  whose  son,  John,  was 
of  Bradford.  The  book  is  quite  entertaining,  but  was  evidently 
intended  chiefly  for  the  immediate  relatives. 


A  Brief  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  William 
Hutchinson  and  Thomas  Oliver.  Families  closely 
allied  by  Intermarriage,  and  prominent  at  every 
Period  of  the  Colonial  History  of  Massachusetts. 
Reprinted,  with  Additions,  from  the  New  England 
Historical  and  Genealoa;ical  Register  for  1865.  By 
W.  H.  Whitmore.  S.^G.  Drake.  Boston,  N.  E.  : 
1865.  4to.  pp.  38. 

The  main  incitement  to  the  preparation  of  this  volume,  by  one  in 
no  way  allied  to  either  family,  was  the  apparent  lack  of  representa- 
tives to  perform  the  duty.  The  Hutchinsons,  once  so  prominent, 
are  only  represented  in  England,  and  of  the  Olivers  but  one  branch 
remains.  To  the  great-grandson  of  Lt.  Gen.  Andrew  Oliver,  one 
of  the  few  of  the  name  remaining  here,  1  was  indebted  for  a  hearty 
cooperation  and  invaluable  information. 

It  will  not  be  necessary  to  speak  of  the  ancestry  of  the  emigrant, 

since  it  has  been  satisfactorily  shown  in   the  more  recent  book  of 

Mr.  Chester,  that  all  the  family  traditions  were  wrong.     It  is  sufli- 

cient  to  say  that  the  family  here  has  had  but  few  males  in  each 

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202  American  Genealogist.  * 

generation,  though  they  were  men  of  ability  and  high  position,  and 
that  the  governor's  issue  are  all  in  England. 

As  to  the  Olivers,  only  two  branches  remain  here,  though  in 
England  they  are  more  numerous,  and  have  repeatedly  intermarried 
with  the  Hutchinsons.  • 

No  reader  of  our  history  will  need  more  than  the  mere  mention 
of  Anne  Hutchinson,  Elisha,  Edward,  Thomas,  and  Foster  Hutchin- 
son, and  the  Andrews  and  Thomases  of  the  Oliver  family,  to  recall 
at  once  those  who  were  among  the  most  conspicuous  and  influential 
of  our  colonial  mag-nates. 


Biographical  Sketches  of  the  Bordley  Family,  of  Mary- 
land, for  their  descendants.  Part  first.  By  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Bordley  Gibson,  edited  by  her  niece, 
Elizabeth  Mifflin.  Philadelphia:  Printed  by  Henry 
B.  Ashmead,  Nos.  1102  and  1104  Sansom  street. 
1865.  pp.  158. 

Although  divided  into  two  parts,  the  work  is  paged  consecutively, 
and  there  is  no  second  title.  The  family  in  this  country  was  founded 
by  Thomas  Bordley,  born  about  1682,  who  was  son  of  Rev.  Stephen 
Bordley,  prebendary  of  St.  Paul's,  London,  and  who  came  to  Mary- 
land in  1694,  with  an  elder  brother.  Rev.  Stephen  B.  of  Kent 
county,  Maryland.  Thomas  Bordley  was  a  lawyer,  and  became 
attorney  general  in  1715,  which  office  he  held  till  his  death,  in  1726. 
He  married,  first,  Rachel  Beard,  and  had  children  :  Stephen, 
William,  Elizabeth  and  John;  and  secondly,  widow  Ariana  (Van- 
derheyden)  Frisby,  by  whom  he  had  Thomas,  Mathias,  and  John 
Beale.  Of  these,  only  the  youngest  son,  John  Beale  Bordley,  has 
left  any  descendants.  He  was  a  lawyer,  judge  of  the  provincial 
court  and  of  the  admiralty,  a  member  of  the  council,  etc.  He  mar- 
ried twice  ;  first,  Margaret,  daughter  of  Samuel  Chew,  and  secondly 
the  widow  Sarah  (Fishbourne)  Mifflin,  mother  of  John  F.  MiflElin, 
and  step-mother  of  Gov.  Thomas  Mifflin. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  genealogical  portion  of  this  book  is 
necessarily  quite  limited,  but  the  biographies  are  very  full  and 
interesting. 


American  Genealogist.  203 


Genealogy  of  Chaeles  Myrick  Thurston-,  and  of  his 
wife,  Rachel  Hall  Pitman,  formerly  of  Newport, 
R.  I.,  after  December,  1840,  of  New  York.  Col- 
lected for  the  family  by  their  son,  Charles  Myrick 
Thurston.  1865.  With  an  Appendix,  containing 
the  names  of  many  descendants  of  Edward  Thurston 
and  Henry  Pitman.  New  York  :  Printed  by  John 
F.  Trow  &  Co.,  50  Greene  street.  1865.    pp.  SO. 

In  this  very  interesting  book  we  have  the  records  of  some  of  the 
descendants  of  Edward  Thurston  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  1647,  the  plan 
being  to  give  a  brief  tabular  pedigree  in  one  line,  and  then  to  print 
the  full  record  of  the  family  of  the  person  who  represented  it  in  each 
generation.  This  comprises  five  generations,  and  we  have  next  the 
same  detail  in  the  families  of  their  wives,  viz  :  those  of  Mott,  Clarke 
(Wilber,  Porter);  Coffin  (Bunker,  Coleman,  Allen);  Smith  (Way, 
Smith,  Myrick,  Trowbridge,  Atherton,  Rogers,  Stanton,  Lord, 
Williams)  ;  and  in  this  account  the  names  in  parenthesis  are  of  the 
maternal  ancestors  of  the  wives  of  the  Thurstons. 

The  second  portion  is  a  similar  account  of  the  ancestors  of  Rachel 
Hall  (Pitman)  Thurston,  wife  of  the  author.  It  relates  to  the 
families  of  Pitman,  Sanders,  Nichols  (Plaisted)  ;  Hall  (Parker, 
Brownell,  Pearce,  Babcock,  Peckham,  Clarke,  Gould,  Coggeshall, 
Freeborn,  Boomer).  The  appendix,  pp.  56-80,  contains  a  number 
of  genealogical  facts  relative  to  the  Thurstons  and  Pitmans. 

Viewed  as  a  book  intended  to  trace  the  ancestry  of  two  persons 
now  living,  it  is  well  executed,  and  will  prove  very  suggestive  to 
those  interested  in  the  allied  families  above  enumerated. 


[The  MuDGE  Family.]  pp.  8.  1865. 

This  is  a  preliminary  essay  designed  to  call  the  attention  of  members 
of  the  family  to  the  proposed  history  of  the  family,  projected  by  Alfred 
Mudge  of  Boston.  The  first  two  pages  contain  a  letter  explaining  the 
plan,  and  six  pages  contain  the  Connecticut  branch  of  the  Mudges. 
The  author  has  evidently  been  assiduous  in  collecting  facts,  which 
will  be  duly  examined  in  the  completed  volume. 


204  American  Genealogist. 

1866. 

Genealogy  of  the  McKinstry  Family,  with  a  Prehmin- 
ary  Essay  on  the  Scotch-Irish  Immigration  to 
America.  By  WilUam  WilHs  of  Portland,  Me. 
Second  Edition  :  corrected  and  enlarged.  Portland  : 
printed  by  David  Tucker.  1866.  8vo.  pp.  46. 

As  we  have  already  noticed  this  work,  it  will  sufl&ce  to  state  that 
in  this  new  edition  the  essay  is  but  slightly  changed.  The  genealo- 
gies have  been  corrected  and  con.=>iderably  augmented,  so  that 
members  of  the  family  before  omitted  here  resume  their  proper  place. 
The  additions  are  sufl&cient  to  add  materially  to  the  value  of  this 
edition. 

Notes  upon  the  Ancestry  of  William  Hutchinson  and 
Anna  Marbury.  From  researches  recently  made 
in  England.  By  Joseph  Lemuel  Chester,  Member 
of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society. 
Boston  :  printed  by  D.  Clapp  &  Son.  1866.  4to. 
pp.  24. 

In  this  book,  closely  compacted  with  facts,  Mr  Chester  has  per- 
formed the  thankless  but  necessary  work  of  tracing  the  true  origin 
of  one  of  the  most  famous  families  of  New  England. 

From  the  day  that  Anne  Hutchinson  commenced  her  expound- 
ings until  the  time  when  the  once  respected  aud  trusted  governor 
sailed  from  his  native  land,  this  family  of  Hutchinson  had  been 
among  the  most  favored  of  the  colony.  Wealth,  rank,  influence  had 
been  the  portion  of  successive  generations,  and  had  in  truth  been 
merited  by  the  ability  of  many  of  the  race.  It  has  been  a  common 
opinion  that  they  were  of  good  family  in  England  before  the  emigra- 
tion, since  there  was  a  family  of  gentry  to  which  the  American  race 
was  supposed  to  be  traced.  Mr.  Chester,  however,  in  investigating 
the  history  of  another  branch,  has  discovered  the  true  pedigree, 
and  shown  the  improbability  of  any  such  connection. 

He  finds  that  the  emigrant,  William,  who  was  the  son  of  Edward 
Hutchinson,  was  the  grandson  of  a  John  Hutchinson,  mayor  of 
Lincoln  in  1556  and  1565.     This  John  was  the  youngest  of  four 


American  Genealogist.  205 

brothers,  of  whom  William  was  also  mayor  of  Lincoln  in  1552,  and 
Christopher,  a  clergyman.  Their  father's  name  cannot  be  ascer- 
tained, and  Mr.  Chester  adds,  that  he  was  certainly  of  a  very  hum- 
ble rank  in  life.  It  is  the  more  surprising  since  the  Hutchinsons 
here  used  coats-of-arms  in  the  most  conspicuous  way,  and  one 
branch  now  represented  by  the  Hely-Hutchinson  family,  earls  of 
Donoughmore,  carry  them  in  the  first  quarter. 

On  the  other  hand,  it  is  sbown  that  the  wife  of  the  emigrant, 
Anne  Hutchinson,  who  is  one  of  the  typical  women  of  New  Eng- 
land, was  of  gentle  descent.  Her  father  was  Rev.  Francis  Marbury 
of  Grisby,  Co.  Lincoln,  of  a  family  of  good  position  there;  and  her 
mother  was  Bridget,  daughter  of  John  Dryden,  of  Canons  Ashby, 
Co.  Northampton.  Erasmus  Dryden,  grandfather  of  the  poet,  was 
brother  of  this  Bridget,  and  was  created  a  baronet  in  1619. 

The  whole  essay  is  replete  with  information,  and  is  in  most  wel- 
come and  striking  contrast  to  the  vague  and  meagre  accounts  which 
comprise  the  bulk  of  English  genealogies.  The  recital  of  the 
various  steps  by  which  the  pedigree  was  made  out,  is  full  of  interest, 
and  the  field  has  evidently  been  so  patiently  and  thoroughly 
examined  that  the  future  investigator  will  glean  but  a  scanty  return. 

Eecords  of  the  Descendants  of  Hugh  Clark  of  Wa- 
tertown,  Mass.,  1640-1866.  By  John  Clark,  A. 
B.  Boston  :  printed  for  the  Author.  1866.  Svo, 
pp.  260. 

The  name  of  Clai'k  is  quite  common  in  New  England,  and  a 
glance  at  Savage's  Dictionary  shows  that  there  were  many  emigrants 
of  the  name,  probably  not  relatives.  In  the  present  very  handsome 
volume  we  have  the  record  of  the  descendants  of  Hugh  Clark  of 
Watertown,  of  whose  ancestry  nothing  is  known. 

The  volume  is  well  arranged,  thoroughly  indexed  and  beautifully 
printed  ;  it  contains  many  biographies,  and  records  of  families  allied 
to  the  Clarks ;  and  it  is  in  all  respects  worthy  a  place  among  the 
best  of  our  family  histories. 

The  portraits  contained  in  the  volume  are  those  of  John  (the 
author),  Simpson,  John  (of  Waltham),  Jonas,  James  W.,  Harvey  K., 
Luther,  Dr.  Henry  Gr.,  Eev.  Benjamin  F.,  Benjamin,  Peter,  Wil- 


206  American  Genealogist. 

Ham,  Luther  K.,  George  Jr.,  Charles  P.  Clark  Jr.,  and  Mrs.  H. 
D.  C.  Gilmore. 

The  book  is  from  the  press  of  Alfred  Mudge  &  Son,  Boston.  On 
the  cover  is  impressed  a  Clark  coat-of-arms,  but  the  author  with 
commendable  frankness  says  that  he  has  no  authority  for  it,  beyond 
the  fact  that  copies  have  been  in  the  family  for  the  past  seventy 
years.     Of  course  this  it  not  a  sufficient  title  for  its  assumption  here. 

A  Preliminary  Investigation  of  the  Alleged  Ancestry 
of  George  Washington,  First  President  of  the 
United  States  of  America  :  exposing  a  serious  error 
in  the  existing  Pedigree.  By  Joseph  Lemuel  Ches- 
ter, Honorary  Member  of  the  New  England  Historic- 
Genealogical  Society,  and  the  Essex  Archasological 
Society  of  England,  Member  of  the  Historical 
Society  of  Pennsylvania,  the  Surrey  Archaeological 
Society  of  England,  etc.  Author  of  the  Life  of  John 
Kogers,  the  Marian  Protomartyr,  etc.  Reprinted 
from  the  Herald  and  Genealogist,  London,  and  the 
Heraldic  Journal,  Boston.  Boston  :  H.  W.  Button 
&  Son,  printers,  92,  Washington  street.  1866.  8vo. 
pp.   -io. 

This  most  interesting  and  valuable  communication  was  made  first 
to  the  English  magazine  above  cited,  then  issued  as  a  pamphlet  of 
15  pages  with  the  imprint,  "  Westminster  :  Nichols  &  Sons,  printers, 
25  Parliament  street,  1866  ;  "  then  published  here  in  a  magazine 
and  reissued  as   a  pamphlet,   but  without  alteration  or  addition. 

It  is  very  interesting,  since  it  completely  disproves  the  false 
pedigree  of  the  Washingtons  which  was  published  by  Baker  in  his 
History  of  JVorthamptonshire,  and  since  copied  by  innumerable 
writers.  It  was  supposed  that  John  and  Lawrence  Washington,  the 
emigrants  to  Virginia,  were  sons  of  Lawrence  W.  of  Sulgrave,  whose 
ancestry  was  well  known. 

Mr.  Chester  proves,  on  the  contrary,  that  of  these  two  sons  of 
Lawrence  Washington,  John  was  knighted  January  17,  1622-3, 
married  Mary  Curtis,  1621,  was  of  Thrapston,  and  in  1678  left  a 
widow  Dorothy.     His  first  wife's  monument  is  still  standing  in  the 


Amekican  Genealogist.  207 

church  at  Islip,  and  mentions  her  three  sons,  Mordaunt,  John,  and 
Philip. 

On  the  other  hand,  John  of  Virginia  says  in  his  will  in  1675,  that 
lie  brought  his  first  wife  from  England,  that  she  died  in  Virginia, 
and  was  buried  on  his  plantation,  and  his  second  wife,  Anne,  was  his 
executrix.  Evidently  he  was  not  the  Sir  John,  nor  is  there  any 
probability  that  he  was  the  son  of  the  knight,  as  that  son  was  in 
England  in  1662. 

Again  the  Lawrence,  son  of  Lawrence  of  Sulgrave,  was  a  clergy- 
man, and  had  the  living  of  Purleigh  in  Essex.  He  was  ejected  in 
in  1643,  but  undoubtedly  remained  in  that  neighborhood  after  the 
restoration.     He  cannot,  therefore,  be  the  Virginian  planter. 

It  seems,  therefore,  that  the  Washingtons  are,  like  the  great 
majority  of  families  in  this  country,  unable  to  prove  an  English 
pedigree.  On  examination,  it  seems  that  George  Washington  never 
asserted  more  than  that  his  ancestors  were  said  to  have  come  from 
the  north  of  England  ;  but  English  genealogists,  misled  by  the  coin- 
cidence of  names,  invented  the  pedigree  hitherto  accepted. 

Mr.  Chester  hopes  to  discover  the  true  pedigree  yet;  but  in  the 
meantime  he  is  entitled  to  our  thanks  for  having  exposed  the  mis- 
takes of  his  predecessors  in  a  manner  so  thorough  and  convincing. 

The  Bergen  Family:  or  the  Descendants  of  Hans 
Hansen  Bergen,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn,  L.  I.  With  notes  on  the 
Genealogy  of  some  of  the  branches  of  the  Cowen- 
hoven  Voorhees,  Eldert,  Stoothoof,  Cortelyou,  Stry- 
ker,  Suydam,  Lott,  WyckoflP,  Barkeloo,  Lefferts, 
Martense,  Hubbard,  Van  Brunt,  Vanderbilt,  Van- 
derveer,  Van  Nuyse,  and  other  Long  Island  Families. 
By  Teunis  G.  Bergen.  New  York  :  Bergen  &  Tripp, 
114  Nassau  street.  1866.  8vo.  pp.  302. 

It  is  not  easy  to  criticise  a  work  whose  elements  are  so  unlike 
those  of  ordinary  genealogies.  The  Dutch  method  of  nomenclature 
is  so  different  from  our  own,  that  the  smartest  Yankee  might  well 
despair  of  ever  compiling  a  pedigree  from  such  records  as  remain 
of  the  first  European  settlers  in  New  York.     Mr.  Bergen,  however, 


208  American  Genealogist. 

seems  perfectly  at  home  in  these  mysteries,  and  has  transcribed  and 
transformed  them  into  simple  English.  The  work  is  evidently  the 
result  of  patient  examination,  and  despite  the  strange  names  in  the 
earlier  generations,  it  can  be  easily  understood  and  enjoyed.  We 
are  especially  glad  to  see  this  commencement  in  a  hitherto  neglected 
department  of  our  genealogy,  and  hope  it  will  incite  others  to 
attempt  similar  tasks. 

As  the  title  page  shows,  the  notes  contain  much  information  in 
regard  to  other  families,  and  have  been  prepared  with  the  same 
care  which  characterizes  the  test. 


The  Hastings  Memorial.  A  Genealogical  Account  of 
the  Descendants  of  Thomas  Hastings  of  Watertown, 
Mass.  From  1634  to  1864.  With  an  Appendix 
and  Index.  Boston  :  Samuel  G.  Drake,  publisher, 
13  Bromfield  street.  1866.  8vo.  pp.  183. 

This  book  contains  the  record  of  the  progeny  of  Thomas  Hast- 
ings who  was  one  of  the  principal  settlers  at  Watertown,  being 
town  clerk  and  representative.  The  author  intimates  that  he  was 
allied  to  the  noble  family  of  the  name,  which  enjoyed  the  title  of 
Huntington.  We  need  hardly  add  that  not  a  single  word  of  proof 
is  added,  and  the  claim  may  be  summarily  dismissed. 

The  book  contains  a  great  amount  of  information  concerning  the 
Hastings  family  and  others  connected  with  it.  It  is  to  be  regretted, 
however,  that  the  author  did  not  follow  one  of  the  well  known  and 
approved  modes  of  arrangement,  as,  by  so  doing,  he  would  have 
added  much  to  the  value  of  his  book.  It  possesses,  however,  a  good 
index,  and  is  a  work  of  substantial  value. 


[Genealogy  of  a  part  of  the  Ripley  Family,  compiled 
by  H.  W.  Ripley,  Harlem,  N.  Y.]   8vo.  pp.  7. 

This  is  a  little  sketch  of  one  branch  of  the  descendants  of  William 
Ripley  of  Hingham,  Mass.  -It  is  of  course  of  very  little  importance, 
but  the  dates  are  full  and  exact.  Another  edition  was  published 
the  succeeding  year. 


American  Genealogist.  209 

Genealogy  of  the  Stone  Family,  originating  in  Rhode 
Island.  By  Richard  C.  Stone.  Providence :  Knowles, 
Anthony  &  Co.,  printers.  1866.  pp.  193. 

In  this  book  are  traced  the  descendants  of  Hugh  Stone  of  War- 
wick, E,.  I.,  1665,  who  married  Abigail  Busecot,  and  had  four  sons. 
The  family  record  occupies  86  pages,  and  is  defective  in  two  import- 
ant particulars;  first,  only  the  year  is  given  in  all  the  dates;  and 
secondly,  the  arrangement  is  very  poor.  On  the  other  hand  we 
have  p.  87-181,  nearly  one  hundred  pages  of  biographical  notes, 
and  a  good  index.  It  may  be  considered  as  a  useful  book,  of  the 
second  class  in  our  gradation.  The  illustrations  are  portraits  of  the 
author,  of  James  L.  Stone,  Pardon  M.  Stone,  and  Asa  Stone. 

The  Gale  Family  Records  in  England  and  the  United 
States  :  to  which  are  added,  the  Tottenham  Family 
of  New  England,  and  some  account  of  the  Bogardus, 
Waldron,  and  Young  Families  of  New  York.  By 
George  Gale,  LL.D.  Gales ville,  Wisconsin  :  Leith 
k  Gale,  printers.  1866.  16mo.  pp.  254. 

The  first  twenty-two  pages  of  this  book  are  filled  with  various 
notes  about  persons  of  thename  in  England,  but  there  is  no  pretence 
of  any  connection  between  them  and  the  emigrant,  Richard  Gale  of 
Watertown,  in  1640.  The  record  of  his  descendants  is  extensive, 
the  dates  are  given  in  full,  and  the  biographical  sketches  are  numer- 
ous and  interesting. 

The  author  was  born  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  studied  law,  and  removed 
to  Wisconsin  in  1841.  In  1853  he  bought  land  and  founded  the 
town  of  Galesville,  and  was  the  principal  founder  and  patron  of 
Galesville  University,  of  which  he  was  the  first  pi-esident.  He 
received  on  resigning  that  position  the  honorary  degree  of  LL.D., 
and  from  the  Vermont  University  that  of  A.M.,  in  1857. 

The  Tottenhams  are  traced  to  Henry  of  Woburo,  1646,  and 
their  genealogy  covers  pp.  173-181.  The  Bogardus  family  record 
is  on  pp.  182-187.  Pp.  188-241  are  devoted  to  another  family  of 
Gales  springing  from  Edmond  Gale  of  Cambridge  and  Boston,  1634. 

The    illustrations    are    portraits  of   George   Gale,   Nahum   Gale, 
George  W.  Gale,  and  John  F.  Henry. 
27 


210  American  Genealogist. 


1867. 


Life  and  Letters  of  John  Winthrop,  from  his  embark- 
ation for  New  England  in  1630,  with  the  Charter 
and  Company  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  to  his 
Death  in  1649.  By  Robert  C.  Winthrop.  Boston  : 
Ticknor  &  Fields.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  483. 

This  is  the  second  and  concluding  volume  of  Mr.  Winthrop's 
biography  of  his  distinguished  ancestor.  In  it  he  has  of  course  made 
use  of  the  journal  heretofore  published  under  the  title  of  the  His- 
tory  of  New  England,  but  he  has  also  been  able  to  draw  largely 
upon  hitherto  unknown  manuscripts.  The  history  of  the  colony 
during  its  most  trying  period,  when  it  was  struggling  for  existence 
is  fully  examined  and  narrated,  and  no  one  can  claim  a  clear  under- 
standing of  the  rise  and  progress  of  the  settlement,  who  has  not 
attentively  perused  this  volume. 

The  publication  of  these  volumes,  and  the  collections  of  papers 
addressed  to  Winthrop,  have  been  the  cause  of  a  revival  and  fuller 
recognition  of  his  merits.  It  is  now  evident  that  he  was  indeed  a 
man  born  to  exert  an  influence  upon  the  human  race,  which  seems 
now  iacalculable.  The  more  we  learn  of  his  acts  and  intentions,  the 
more  we  are  impressed  with  the  greatness  of  his  mental  ability  and 
his  religious  fervor.  A  Puritan  or  reformer  within  the  Church  of 
England,  his  greatest  opponent  Roger  Williams  quarreled  with  him 
because  Winthrop  would  not  be  a  Separatist.  Inheriting  a  good 
estate  and  social  position,  well  educated  and  highly  connected, 
esteemed  by  his  associates  and  those  men  of  no  ordinary  abilities,  so 
situated  that  in  England  he  might  have  anticipated  a  career  of  use- 
fulness in  the  ways  most  consonant  with  his  own  convictions  of  duty, 
he  yet  accepted  the  responsibility,  and  placed  himself  at  the  head  of 
the  movement  which  was  destined  to  result  in  the  foundation  of  this 
Western  empire. 

The  proof  is  clear  that  for  a  time  the  fate  of  the  scheme  of 
colonization  hung  trembling  in  the  balance,  and  nothing  less  than 
the  accession  of  one  so  qualified  by  worth  and  station,  could  have 
insured  its  success. 


American  Genealogist.  211 

Whoever  reflects  upon  the  immense  influence  which  the  settlement 
of  New  England  has  had  upon  the  whole  subsequent  histoi'v  of  the 
country,  will  concede  that  the  leader  and  father  of  the  Massachusetts 
colony  must  forever  be  the  foremost  figure  in  our  early  annals. 

It  is  indeed  fortunate  that  at  the  time  when  the  materials  for  a 
proper  biography  were  discovered,  there  was  a  writer  so  competent 
for  the  task,  so  nearly  allied  to  the  governor  as  to  esteem  it  a  pious 
duty.  Mr.  Winthrop's  ability  is  too  well  known  to  render  it  necessary 
for  us  to  say  more  than  that  he  has  left  nothing  to  be  desired. 

A  Sketch  of  "William  Beardsley  :  one  of  the  original 
settlers  of  Stratford,  Conn.,  and  a  Record  of  his 
Descendants  to  the  third  generation ;  and  of  some 
who  bear  his  name  to  the  present  time.  By  E. 
Edwards  Beardsley,  D.D.,  Rector  of  St.  Thomas's 
Church,  New  Haven.  New  Haven  :  Bassett  & 
Barnett.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  32. 

The  author  of  this  genealogy  is  favorably  known  by  his  History 
of  the  Episcopal  Church  in  Connecticut^  and  it  was  during  the  prepa- 
ration of  that  volume  that  he  was  led  to  investigate  his  own  pedigree. 

The  ancestor  of  this  line  was  William  Beardsley  of  Stratford,  and 
a  number  of  his  descendants  are  recorded.  It  does  not  profess  to 
give  all  of  the  family,  and  will  not  prevent  others  from  making  a 
more  extensive  history  of  the  family.  Within  its  prescribed  limits 
the  work  seems  carefully  executed. 

Monumental  Memorials  of  the  Appleton  Family. 
[Arms.]  Boston  :  privately  printed.  1867.  4to.  pp. 
29. 

Of  this  very  beautiful  volume,  compiled  by  Dr.  John  Appleton, 
only  150  copies  were  printed.  The  idea  is  quite  original,  as  the 
book  consists  of  engravings  of  various  monuments  and  tomb  stones, 
with  biographical  notes,  the  folios  being  printed  on  one  side  only. 
The  list  is  as  follows  :  Appleton  Chapel,  Cambridge ;  Little  Wald- 
ingfield  Church,  Eng.,  mural  tablet  there;  and  tombstones  of  Col. 
Samuel,   1696;  Mary,  his  wife,   1697;  Capt.   John,  1699;  Mary, 


212  American  Genealogist. 

wife  of  Samuel,  1710;  John,  1724;  Col.  Samuel,  1725;  Benjamin, 
1731;  Hon.  John,  1739,  his  wife  and  two  grand-children ;  Major 
Isaac,  1747,  and  wife  Priscilla,  1731;  Eev.  Nathaniel,  1734;  Isaac 
1774,  and  wife  Elizabeth,  1785;  Rev.  Joseph,  1795;  John,  1802; 
Samuel,  1819  ;  Eev.  Jesse,  1819;  William  Sullivan,  1836;  Samuel, 
1853 ;  Samuel  (mural  tablet  in  King's  chapel) ;  Nathan,  1861 ; 
William,  1862,  and  his  family;  and  James,  1862.  The  last  page  is 
a  view  of  St.  Stephen's  Chapel,  Boston,  built  and  endowed  by 
William  Appleton. 

These  memorials  are  very  interesting,  and  show  that  the  Appletona 
were  not  only  of  good  stock  in  England,  but  that  they  have  been 
distinguished  and  valuable  citizens  here.  The  great  merchants  of 
the  name  of  the  last  generation  have  passed  away  so  recently  that 
their  good  deeds  are  still  fresh  in  our  recollections. 

Memoir  of  Marshall  P.  Wilder.  By  John  H.  Shep- 
pard,  A.M.,  Librarian.  From  the  New  England 
Historical  and  GenealogicalRegister  for  April,  1867. 
Boston :  David  Clapp  &  Son,  printers,  334  Wash- 
ington street.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  54. 

The  greater  portion  of  this  pamphlet  is  devoted  to  the  memoir  of 
Marshall  P.  Wilder,  an  excellent  portraitjof  whom  faces  the  title  page. 
Mr.  Wilder  has  held  high  political  offices,  but  his  chief  fame  is  owing 
to  his  zeal  for  horticulture,  in  which  department  he  ranks  among 
the  most  learned  and  earnest.  His  various  speeches  and  addresses 
have  been  availed  of  by  his  biographer,  and  show  with  what  per- 
sistence Mr.  Wilder  has  labored  to  advance  his  favorite  science. 

The  last  four  pages  contain  a  brief  genealogy  tracing  the  family 
to  a  widow  Martha  Wilder  of  Hingham,  1638. 

Ancestry  of  Mary  Oliver,  who  lived  1640-1698,  and 
was  wife  of  Samuel  Appleton  of  Ipswich.  By 
William  S.  Appleton.  Cambridge :  press  of  John 
Wilson  &  Son.  1867.  royal  8vo.  pp.  36. 

In  many  respects  this  very  handsome  volume  is  a  curiosity.  It 
contains  the  English  pedigree  of  John  Oliver  who  came  to  this 
country  and  died  early,  leaving  an  only  child,  Mary.    The  name  thus 


American  Genealogist.  213 

ceased  from  our  records,  and  his  posterity  can  be  traced  only  through 
the  Appletons.  It  is  proved  that  John  was  the  son  of  James,  grand- 
son of  John,  and  great-grandson  of  Thomas  Oliver  of  Bristol  who 
died  in  1557.  In  evidence  thereof  we  find  extracts  from  the  records 
of  the  parishes  in  Bristol,  and  the  wills  of  Simon,  Thomas,  John, 
Elizabeth  (Ham),  James,  and  Francis  Oliver,  the  record  of  the  appren- 
ticing of  John,  and  an  affidavit  by  him  dated  here,  in  which  he 
styles  himself  late  of  the  city  of  Bristol.  The  appendix  shows  the 
probability  that  the  wife  of  John  Oliver  was  Joanna,  daughter  of 
Percival  Lowell;  and  three  tabular  pedigrees  of  the  Olivers,  Carys, 
and  Lowells  complete  the  volume. 

The  wills  are  printed  in  full,  and  proper  types  are  used  to  mark 
the  contractions  employed  in  the  old  manuscripts;  a  typographical 
nicety  which  we  do  not  remember  to  have  seen  in  any  other  Ameri- 
can genealogy.  In  all  its  details  it  reflects  great  credit  upon  the 
author,  and  we  trust  will  be  followed  soon  by  other  similar  works. 

It  should  be  noted  that  there  is  no  probable  connection  between 
this  family  and  other  settlers  of  the  name. 

Glover  Memorials  and  Genealogies.  An  Account  of 
John  Glover  of  Dorchester  and  his  Descendants. 
With  a  brief  sketch  of  some  of  the  Glovers  who 
first  settled  in  New  Jersey,  Virginia  and  other 
places.  By  Anna  Glover.  Boston  :  David  Clapp 
&  Son,  printers.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  602. 

The  first  twenty-eight  pages  of  this  book  comprise  various  mis- 
cellaneous notes  about  English  Glovers,  of  very  little  value  to  any 
one.  On  p.  29  begins  an  account  of  the  Glovers  of  Rainhill,  parish 
in  Prescott,  Co.  Lane,  Eng.,  and  it  appears  that  Thomas,  who  owned 
land  there,  and  whose  will  is  dated  in  1619,  was  the  father  of  John 
the  emigrant.  John  Glover  was  one  of  the  Massachusetts  company, 
and  is  often  mentioned  on  its  records.  He  settled  at  Dorchester, 
and  was  evidently  one  of  the  gentry,  being  styled  Mr.  and  gentle- 
man. 

On  pp.  51  -3,  we  find  a  deed  recorded  in  our  Sufi"olk  registry  of 
John  Glover  of  Dorchester  to  his  son,  Thomas,  of  the  lands  in 
Rainhill,  which  he  had  inherited  from  his  father,  Thomas. 


214  American  Genealogist. 

Up  to  p.  80,  we  have  a  full  record  of  the  various  estates  in  this 
country  owned  by  John  Glover,  who  must  have  ranked  among  the 
wealthiest  land  owners  here.  Pp.  81  -  99,  relate  to  Thomas  Grlover, 
son  of  John  who  remained  in  England;  pp.  99-148,  the  descend- 
ants of  Habackuk  Glover  through  his  only  daughter  Rebecca;  pp. 
149  - 162,  refer  to  John  Glover  who  was  married  but  died  s.  p.  ;  pp. 
162  -  452  to  Nathaniel  Glover  who  had  two  sons  and  one  daughter, 
and  numerous  descendants  thereby;  pp.  453 - 502,  treats  of  Rev. 
Peletiah  Glover  and  his  issue,  which  was  hardly  one-twentieth  of 
Nathaniel's. 

Of  these  five  sons  of  the  emigrant,  four  left  issue,  and  as  the 
author  writes  on  p.  502,  she  has  recorded  2,180  persons,  viz : 
descendants  of  Thomas,  21 ;  of  Habackuk,  152;  of  Nathaniel,  1,911; 
and  of  Peletiah,  96. 

Pp.  505  -  546,  relate  to  Henry  Glover  of  Milton,  a  brother  of  John 
and  his  descendants,  383  in  number;  pp.  546  -  559,  give  a  presumed 
branch  of  the  same;  pp.  550-553,  are  filled  with  the  record  of  the 
New  Jersey  family,  recent  emigrants ;  pp.  554-579,  refer  to  Ralph 
Glover  of  Watertown,  Rev.  Joseph  of  Cambridge,  Richard  of  Vir- 
ginia, and  a  few  other  scattered  families.  The  additions  and  index 
complete  the  volume. 

We  must  give  the  writer  of  this  volume  high  praise  for  the 
thorough  manner  in  which  the  task  has  been  performed.  The 
evidence  is  conclusive  of  extensive  search  and  incessant  labor,  and 
we  can  recall  no  genealogy  possessing  more  original  documents  in 
support  of  every  assertion.  Deeds,  wills  and  inventories  abound, 
and  as  the  Glovers  by  name  comprise  so  small  a  proportion  of  the 
whole,  many  other  families  will  find  this  a  storehouse  of  history. 

We  must  criticise  the  heraldic  portion,  as  the  author  was  evidently 
not  familiar  with  the  subject.'-  She  has  given  an  engraving  of 
Glover  arms,  and  we  feel  confident  that  the  London  branch  at 
least  must  have  had  a  coat.  Yet  she  nowhere  gives  the  requisite 
proof  of  its  use  by  any  of  the  family,  and  the  opinion  of  the  late 
Mr.  Cole,  cited  by  her,  will  provoke  only  incredulity  in  the  minds 
of  the  present  generation.  The  subject  is  interesting  and  deserves 
a  fuller  investigation. 


American  Genealogist.  215 

[Descent  of  the  Family  of  Whitmore.]   8vo.  pp.  12. 

This  is  a  reprint  from  the  Herald  and  Genealogist  published 
in  London.  It  is  an  attempt  to  trace  a  family  of  the  name  settled 
at  Whitmore  in  Staffordshire,  a  county  whose  local  history  has 
been  strangely  neglected.  The  fticts  were  nearly  all  communicated 
to  me  by  an  English  antiquary  who  preferred  not  to  appear  in  his 
own  person.  The  pedigree  was  constructed  from  the  higliest  au- 
thorities and  has  not  been  questioned. 

I  would,  however,  say  here  that  no  connection  has  yet  been  traced 
between  the  American  families  and  those  in  England.  All  that  the 
above  pamphlet  contains  is  of  antiquarian  interest  solely.  The 
Bubject  has  been  further  discussed  in  the  fourth  volume  of  the  same 
magazine. 

Sawin  :  Summary  notes  concerning  John  Sawin,  and 
his  Posterity.  By  Thomas  E.  Sawin.  Wendell: 
published  by  the  Author.    Athol  Depot :    Rufus  Put- 

.   nam,  printer.  1867.  Svo.  pp.  48. 

The  ancestor  of  all  of  this  name  in  New  England,  was  John 
Sawin  of  Watertown  1652,  son  of  Robert  Sawin  of  Bosford,  Co. 
Suffolk,  Eng.  He  married  the  daughter  of  George  Munnings,  and 
had  three  sons.  This  record  seems  to  contain  a  fair  account  of  the 
descendants.  The  plan  of  arrangement  is  not  the  best,  and  the 
dates  are  given  in  years  only;  a  great  mistake. 

The  Descendants  of  John  Piicenix,  an  early  settler  in 

Kittery,  Maine.     By  S.  Whitney  Phoenix 

New  York :  Privately  printed.  1867.  pp.53. 

The  name  here  given  to  this  family  is  confessedly  merely  a  cor- 
ruption of  the  well  known  English  name  of  Fenwick.  In  this 
volume  the  author  has  traced  as  many  of  the  descendants  of  John 
Fenwick  of  Kittery,  as  could  be  found.  He  promises  another  edi- 
tion in  case  he  should  receive  additional  facts,  and  also  two  more 
volumes  given  respectively  to  the  families  of  Alexander  Phoenix  of 
New  York,  and  John  Phoenix  of  New  Jersey. 


216  American  Genealogist. 

To  the  mechanical  execution  of  the  work,  of  which  100  copies 
8vo,  and  5  quarto  were  printed  at  the  Bradstreet  press,  too  much 
praise  can  hardly  be  given.  It  is  printed  on  one  side  only  of  each 
leaf,  and  is  a  most  beautiful  specimen  of  the  art  typographical. 

Mr.  Phoenix  has  shown  not  only  his  taste  in  this  book,  but  a 
strong  interest  in  genealogy,  and  capability  of  preparing  a  family 
history.     We  trust  his  other  volumes  will  soon  be  issued. 

An  Account  of  some  of  the  Descendants  of  Capt. 
Thomas  Brattle,  Compiled  by  Edward  Doubleday 
Harris.  1867.  4to.  pp.  90. 

The  name  of  Brattle  figures  largely  in  the  annals  of  Massachusetts 
for  four  generations,  when  it  disappears  with  the  failure  of  the  male 
line.  Descendants  through  female  lines  are,  however,  quite  numei*- 
ous,  and  in  this  charming  little  volume,  Mr.  Harris  has  given  a 
very  copious  account  of  the  family. 

The  first  of  the  name  here  was  Thomas  Brattle,  who  was  esteemed 
the  wealthiest  man  of  New  England  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1683. 
He  left  sons,  Thomas,  William,  and  Edward  ;  of  whom  Thomas  was 
Treasurer  of  Harvard  and  F.R.S.j  he  died  unmarried.  Rev. 
William  of  Cambridge  died  in  1727,  leaving  an  only  son,  William. 
Edward  died  in  1719,  probably  without  surviving  issue. 

William  Brattle,  the  only  grandson  of  the  name,  was  brigadier 
general  and  member  of  the  council.  He  was  a  royalist  and  went 
with  the  British  troops  to  Halifax,  where  he  died  in  1776,  leaving 
one  son  and  one  daughter.  The  son,  Thomas  Brattle,  last  of  the 
name,  was  in  Europe  when  the  revolution  began,  but  was  strongly  in 
favor  of  the  Americans.  After  the  war  he  returned  to  America,  and 
recovered  much  of  his  father's  estate.     He  died  unmarried  in  1801. 

The  daughters  of  the  family  married  into  the  most  distinguished 
families  here,  and  Mr.  Harris  has  traced  the  various  branches  most 
successfully.  As  was  said  in  noticing  the  author's  Vassall  Genea- 
logy, the  book  is  crowded  with  facts,  and  must  have  caused  him 
great  labor  in  accumulating  so  many  interesting  items. 

The  engraving  of  the  Brattle  arms  shows  the  coat  they  used  for 
Feveral  generations,  and  undoubtedly  they  had  good  warrant  for  so 
doing. 


American  Genealogist.  217 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Peabody  Family,  as  compiled  by 
the  Late  C.  M.  Eiidicott,  of  Salem.  Revised  and 
corrected  by  William  S.  Peabody,  of  Salem.  With 
a  partial  Record  of  the  Rhode  Island  Branch,  by 

B.  Frank  Pabodie  of  Providence Boston  : 

David  Clapp  &  Son,  printers  of  the  New  England  His- 
torical and  Genealogical  Register,  334:  Washington 
street.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  Gl. 

This  is  professedly  based  upon  the  first  edition  of  1849,  but  with 
corrections  and  additions.  It  is  indeed  a  very  good  record  of  the 
descendants  of  Francis  Peabody  who  came  here  in  1634,  probably 
from  St.  Albans,  Co.  Hertford,  Eng.  He  became  a  large  land- 
holder, and  the  family  has  been  quite  prominent  in  Essex  county. 
Pp.  54  -  80  of  the  volume  are  devoted  to  an  account  of  the  family  of 
John  Paybody  of  Plymouth,  who  is  said  to  have  been  the  father  of 
the  above  Francis,  though  we  do  not  see  the  proof  given.  It  is 
intended  only  as  a  preliminary  sketch. 

We  must  demur,  however,  to  the  Peabody  coat  of  arms  of  which 
a  colored  engraving  is  given,  as  we  see  no  authority  therefor.  Pp. 
1  and  2  indeed  contain  a  repetition  of  the  absurd  fable  palmed  off 
on  some  member  of  the  family  by  one  of  the  innumerable  spurious 
heraldry  ofiices  in  London,  in  1796.  We  find  no  arms  recorded  in 
Burke  as  ever  having  belonged  to  any  one  of  the  name,  and  the 
lack  of  an  English  pedigree  or  any  proof  of  the  use  of  arms,  is 
conclusive  against  the  right  of  the  American  family  to  use  any  coat 
of  arms. 

The  Coleman  Family,  Descendants  of  Thomas  Cole- 
man, in  line  of  the  oldest  son.  IX  Generation. 
1598  to  1867,  269  years.  Philadelphia:  J.  B. 
Lippincott  &  Co.    1867.  8vo.  pp.  24. 

Although  published  in  Philadelphia,  this  is  the  history  of  a  New 
England  family,  the  progenitor  being  Thomas  Coleman  of  Wethers- 
field,  Conn.,  1636.  His  descendants  have  been  numerous  in  Con- 
necticut and  Western  Massachusetts,  and  a  good  proportion  of  them 
are  here  printed.  The  record  is  well  arranged,  and  will  prove  ac- 
ceptable to  all  interested  in  the  name. 
28 


218  American  Gtenealogist. 

Genealogy  and  History  of  the  Wellmans  of  New 
England.  By  James  Wellman.  Salem  :  printed 
at  the  Observer  Office.  1867.  12mo.  pp.  68. 

The  age  of  the  author,  eighty-five  years,  renders  this  little  volume 
quite  a  curiosity  of  literature,  and  disarms  hostile  criticism.  The 
book  is  rather  a  collection  of  material  than  a  formal  genealogy,  being 
largely  composed  of  letters  and  accounts  of  scattered  branches.  It 
contains,  however,  a  great  many  facts  which  are  worth  preservation. 

A  Golden  Wedding,  and  the  Dinsmore  Genealogy, 
from  about  16'20  to  1865.  Augusta  :  printed  at  the 
Maine  Farmer  Office.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  24. 

The  golden  wedding  was  celebrated  in  Anson,  Me.,  Sept.  10, 
1865,  in  honor  of  Mr.  Arthur  and  Mrs.  Patty  Dinsmore.  The 
genealogy  begins  with  a  traditional  account  of  the  Dinsmores,  who 
seem  to  have  been  a  part  of  the  Scotch-Irish  colony  at  London- 
derry, N.  H. 

The  genealogy  prepared  by  J.  Dinsmore  of  Winslow,  Me.,  seems 
tolerably  full,  though  lacking  many  essential  dates.  It  is  computed 
that  Arthur,  son  of  David  of  Londonderry,  had  8  children,  72 
grandchildren,  199  great-grandchildren,  and  already  108  in  the 
next  generation. 

History  of  the  Champney  Family,  containing  Bio- 
graphical Sketches,  Letters,  Reminiscences,  etc.  Il- 
lustrated. Chicago:  P.  L.  Hanscom  &  Co.,  printers. 
1867.  8vo.  pp.  76. 

The  author,  Julius  B.  Champney,  makes  the  excuse  that  he  has 
been  more  familiar  with  machinery  than  composition,  and  this  book 
is  an  unpretending  attempt  to  note  down  facts  of  family  history 
which  have  transpired  within  the  past  two  generations.  He  traces  the 
family  directly  from  Richard  Champney  of  Cambridge,  1634,  to  the 
sixth  generation  when  Ebenezer  C.  removed  to  New  Ipswich.  He 
was  a  judge  of  probate  there,  and  the  author  is  his  grandson. 

The  illustrations  are  a  view  of  the  judge's  house,  and  two  other 


American  Genealogist.  219 

homesteads,  portraits  of  the  author  and  his  brother  and  sister,  and  a 
cut  of  Champney  arms. 

As  the  author  refers  in  mistake,  though  in  evident  good  faith,  to 
the  family  arms,  we  must  warn  him  that  there  is  not  an  atom  of 
evidence  to  warrant  their  use.  Until  he  has  traced  the  family  of 
Richard  in  England,  and  found  them  using  arms  there,  no  mere 
coincidence  of  names  is  a  sufficient  reason  for  descendants  here  to 
use  them.  Possibly  an  early  use  here  would  justify  it,  but  there  is 
no  evidence  of  this,  and  the  family  will  be  wise  in  avoiding  the 
assumption  of  these  arms. 

r 

Genealogy  of  a  part  of  the  Ripley  Family,  compiled 
by  H.  W.  Ripley.  "  One  generation  passeth  away, 
and  another  generation  cometh."  Newark,  N.  J. : 
A.  Stephen  Holbrook,  printer,  No.  3  Mechanic 
street.  1867.  12mo.  pp.  48. 

The  preceding  edition  of  this  has  been  already  noted.  The 
ancestor  of  the  family  was  William  Ripley  of  Hingham  who  had 
two  sons,  and  as  the  family  of  one  son  is  not  found,  the  five  grand- 
sons are  each  taken  as  heads  of  separate  lines.  The  record  seems 
carefully  made  and  as  full  as  the  author  could  find  the  material  to 
make  it.  On  p.  38  begins  the  record  of  the  family  of  William 
Ripley  whose  origin  is  unknown.  He  was  an  early  settler  at  West 
Bridgewater,  Mass.,  and  left  a  numerous  progeny. 

Genealogy  of  a  Branch  of  the  Metcalf  Family,  who 
originated  in  West  Wrentham,  Mass. ;  with  their 
Coiniections  by  Marriage.  Prepared  by  E.  W. 
Metcalf  for  distribution  at  the  celebration  of  the 
ninetieth  birthday  of  Caleb  Metcalf,  23  July,  1867. 
8vo.  pp.  12. 

The  family  is  traced  to  Michael  Metcalf,  born  at  Tatterford,  Co. 
Norfolk  in  1586.  He  was  of  Dedham  in  1687,  and  his  descendants 
six  generations  later  were  Caleb  M.  here  noticed  and  his  brothers 
and  gisters.  The  whole  of  the  next  generation  seems  to  be  recorded, 
and  as  a  special  task  for  a  particular  occasion  it  seems  well  executed. 


220  American  Genealogist. 

A  Genealogy  of  the  Fenton  Family,  Descendants  of 
Robert  Fenton,  an  Early  Settler  of  Ancient  Wind- 
ham, Conn.,  (now  Mansfield)  compiled  by  William 
L.  Weaver,  Editor  of  the  Willimantic  Journal,  Wil- 
limantic,  Conn.   1867.  8vo.  pp.  34. 

Robert  Fenton  of  Woburn,  1688,  seems  to  have  been  the  founder 
of  the  family  here  noticed.  About  1694  he  removed  to  Windham, 
and  in  that  vicinity  his  descendants  remained,  as  the  careful  inves- 
tigations of  Mr.  Weaver  show.  One  branch  removed  to  Chautauqua, 
N.  Y.,  and^here  in  1819  was  born  Reuben  Eaton  Fenton,  who  has 
been  governor  of  New  York,  and  undoubtedly  the  most  distinguished 
member  of  the  family. 

Mr.  Weaver  had  become  favorably  known  as  a  thorough  genealo- 
gist, and  the  present  volume  wafe  in  all  respects  highly  creditable  to 
him ;  his  death  will  be  a  serious  loss  to  genealogists. 

[Notice  of  some  of  the  Descendants  of  Joseph  Pope  of 
Salem.     By  Henry  Wheatland.]   4to.  pp.  14.  1867. 

This  is  a  reprint  from  the  Historical  Collections  of  the  Essex 
Institute,  and  is  a  thorough  account  of  the  descendants  of  one  of  the 
early  settlers  at  Salem.  The  records  of  Essex  county  have  been 
thoroughly  examined  by  various  members  of  the  Institute,  but  here- 
tofore not  many  genealogies  have  been  published  of  a  size  suflScient 
to  warrant  a  separate  issue.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  this  careful  and 
well  arranged  pamphlet  will  have  many  successors. 

Memoir  of  Colonel  John  Allan,  an  Officer  of  the 
Revolution,  born  in  Edinburgh  Castle,  Scotland,  Jan. 
3,  1746.  Died  in  Lubec,  Maine,  Feb.,  7. 1805.  With 
a  Genealogy  by  George  H.  Allan,  of  New  York. 
Albany :  Joel  Munsell.   1867.  8vo.  pp.  32. 

Colonel  William  Allan  was  an  officer  to  whom  the  country  was 
greatly  indebted  for  his  success  in  securing  the  neutrality  of  the 
Indians  on  the  borders  of  Maine.  Mr.  Frederic  Kidder  has  lately 
given  a  full  history  of  the  transaction,  and  we  need  only  note  the 


American  Genealogist.  221 

fact.     Allan  was  the  son  of  an  English  officer  who  was  employed  in 
Nova  Scotia  and  eventually  settled  there  in  Cumberland  county. 

The  genealogy  is  quite  exact  in  dates,  and  as  its  starting  point  is 
so  recent,  it  probably  contains  nearly  all  the  descendants  of  William 
Allan. 

History   of   tlie    Bill   Family.     Edited   by   Ledyard 

Bill 75  Fulton  street.  New  York.  1867. 

8vo.  pp.  368. 

This  large  volume  was  prepared  solely  for  the  family,  and  the 
author  claims  an  immunity  from  criticism  therefor.  It  is,  however, 
totally  unnecessary.  When  we  say  that  the  connection  of  the  early 
settlers  and  their  relation  to  their  supposed  English  ancestor  are 
perhaps  stated  in  too  positive  words,  the  proofs  being  very  slight, 
we  have  found  all  the  fault  we  can  with  it.  In  other  respects  the 
hook  is  very  good.  It  is  admirably  arranged  and  handsomely 
printed,  and  it  contains  a  great  amount  of  biography. 

The  documents  cited  are  often  printed  in  full,  and  the  book  is 
enriched  by  numerous  photographic  portraits.  We  presume  the 
Bill  coat  of  arms  figures  on  the  title  page  through  misapprehension, 
as  the  present  state  of  the  pedigree  does  not  warrant  its  use. 

[Pedigree  of  Chase.]  p.  1. 

This  sheet  is  signed  Nahum  Chase,  Albany,  April  3,  1867.  It  is 
a  letter  addressed  to  his  son,  and  giving  him  an  account  of  his 
ancestors  by  the  name  of  Chase.  Of  course  it  is  of  value  only  to 
one  branch  of  the  family,  but  being  a  distinct  publication  it  has 
claimed  a  place  here. 

Genealogy  of  the  Van  Brunt  Family  1653-1867. 
By  Teunis  G.  Bergen,  Bay  Ridge,  New  Utrecht,  N. 
Y.    Albany:  Joel  Munsell.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  79. 

As  we  have  said  in  relation  to  the  Bergen  family,  the  record  of 
one  of  the  old  Dutch  families  of  New  York  takes  us  into  regions 
hitherto  unexplored.  The  family  seems  to  have  thriven  vigorously 
in  the  New  World,  and  the  members  acquired  both  competency  and 


222  American  Genealogist, 

consideration.  We  cannot  of  course  criticise  Mr.  Bergen's  accuracy, 
but  from  his  evident  familiarity  with  the  old  records,  and  his  care 
in  tracing  and  verifying  facts,  we  feel  assured  that  this  is  a  very 
full  genealogy  of  the  family. 

A  Genealogical  Record  of  several  families  bearing'  the 
name  of  Cutler:  in  the  United  States.  By  Rev. 
Abner  Morse,  A.M.  Boston:  Samuel  G.  Drake,  17 
Bromfield  street.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  80. 

The  late  Abner  Morse  was  engaged  in  publishing  this  book  at 
the  time  of  his  decease,  and  as  the  printing  had  been  begun  it  was 
decided  to  complete  it,  though  it  was  thus  deprived  of  the  author's 
corrections  of  the  proofs.  The  book  contains  four  chapters,  each 
devoted  to  a  family  as  follows:  1st,  pp.  4-14,  John  Cutler  or  De 
Mumaker,  of  Hingham  and  Boston;  2d,  pp.  15-40,  John  Cutler  of 
Hingham;  3d,  pp.  41-46,  Robert  Cutler  of  Charlestown;  4th,  pp. 
47  -  80,  James  Cutler  of  Watertown  and  Lexington.  The  first  John 
was  a  physician  from  Holland,  who  translated  his  name  into  English; 
the  others  are  doubtless  of  English  origin.  Robert  Cutler  was  the 
ancestor  of  Rev.  Timothy  Cutler,  president  of  Yale  College  1719, 
who  became  an  Episcopalian,  was  ordained  and  settled  at  Christ 
Church,  Boston,  Mass. 

A  Genealogy  of  a  Fiske  Family.  Sixteen  Genera- 
tions. Period  1399  -  1867.  [From  Historical  Col- 
lections of  the  Essex  Institute.  Vol.  VIII,  No.  3.] 
Salem,  Mass. :  Published  by  the  Essex  Institute. 
4to.  pp.  20. 

This  a'ccount,  prepared  by  Alfred  Poor  of  Salem,  contains  the 
descendants  of  William  Fiske  of  Wenham,  Mass.,  through  his  grand- 
son Theophilus,  which  includes  all  his  posterity  of  the  name,  who 
are  now  residents  of  this  county  and  vicinity.  There  is  no  doubt 
that  the  family  has  been  traced  in  England,  though,  owing  to  the 
numerous  branches,  a  few  trifling  mistakes  may  have  occurred. 
This  portion  of  the  pedigree  and  an  engraving  of  the  coat-of-arms 
will  be  found  in  the  Heraldic  Journal  for  July,  1867. 


American  Genealogist.  223 

The  American  portion  of  the  genealogy  has  been  thoroughly 
traced  by  Mr.  Poor,  who  possesses  an  extensive  knowledge  of  the 
records  of  Essex  county,  and  who  has  in  this  gi^ven  us  a  favorable 
specimen  of  his  ability  to  prepare  a  good  family  history. 

The  FiSKE  Family.  A  History  of  the  Family  (ances- 
tral and  Descendant)  of  William  Fiske,  Senr.,  of 
Amherst,  N.H.,  with  Brief  Notices  of  other  Branches 
springing  from  the  same  Ancestry.  Second  and 
complete  edition.  Compiled  and  published  by  Albert 
A.  Fiske,  a  Descendant.  Chicago,  111.  1867.  8vo. 
pp.  209. 

The  first  few  pages  of  this  book  contain  the  English  portion  of 
the  genealogy,  being  mainly  the  same  as  that  in  Mr.  Poor's  account. 
Several  branches  of  the  family,  cousins  more  or  less  nearly  allied, 
settled  in  New  England.  William  Fiske  of  Wenham,  brother  of 
Rev.  John  F.,  had  a  son,  "William,  and  grandson,  Ebenezer.  Dea. 
Ebenezer  was  the  father  of  William,  who  moved  to  Amherst,  N. 
H.,  in  1773-4,  and  to  the  family  of  this  latter  much  of  the  volume 
is  devoted.  In  fact  pp.  12-134,  are  given  entirely  to  extensive 
biographies  of  various  members  of  the  families  of  Jonathan  and 
William  F.,  and  the  record  is  probably  complete.  Pp.  135-151, 
treat  of  the  persons  who  have  intermarried  with  the  family.  As 
we  understand  it,  the  first  edition  ended  here,  and  this  edition  con- 
tains the  original  pages  with  additional  matter  and  a  new  title  page. 
Pp.  155-158,  give  the  family  of  David  Fiske;  pp.  161-178  of 
Ebenezer  Fiske,  the  other  two  sons  of  William  of  Amherst.  The 
rest  of  the  book  is  given  to  miscellaneous  notes  on  other  branches 
of  this  very  extensive  family. 

Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  John  Guild,  Dedham, 
Massachusetts.  By  Calvin  Guild.  Providence  : 
printed  by  the  Providence  Press  Company.  1867. 
12mo.  pp.  132. 

This  little  unpretending  volume  is  the  genealogical  record  of 
upwards  of  twelve  hundred  persons,  the  descendants  of  John  Guild, 
who  came  from  Scotland,  and  settled  in  Dedham  about  the  year 


224  American  Genealogist. 

1636.  It  is  in  two  parts,  the  first  comprising  the  Dedham  branch 
of  the  fluuily,  and  the  second,  the  Wrentham  branch.  The  work 
is  well  arranged,  handsomely  printed  on  heavy  tinted  paper,  and 
accompanied  by  a  twofold  index.  The  author  has  been  engaged 
more  or  less  in  the  preparation  of  this  volume  for  upwards  of 
twenty  years,  and  the  result  is  a  genealogy  deservedly  to  be  placed 
in  the  first  rank.  It  is  edited,  as  the  preface  shows,  by  Reuben  A. 
Gruild,  Esq.,  Librarian  of  Brown  University,  and  the  author  of 
several  important  works,  including  a  History  of  Brown  University^ 
recently  published  in  a  splendid  quarto  of  456  pages. 

Genealogy  of  the  Eastman  Family,  for  the  first  four 
generations.  Compiled  by  Rev.  Lucius  Root  East- 
man, Amherst,  Mass.,  member  of  the  New  England 
Historic-Genealogical  Society.  Reprinted  from  the 
New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register 
for  July,  18(37.  Boston:  David  Clapp  &  Son,  334 
Washington  street.  1867.  8vo.  pp.  11. 

This  is  a  history  of  a  part  of  the  descendants  of  Roger  Eastman 
of  Salisbury,  Mass.  The  dates  are  carefully  given  when  obtained; 
but  the  author  requests  members  of  the  family  to  furnish  additional 
data,  and  we  may  hope  for  another  edition. 

The  Genealogy  of  the  Descendants  of  Richard  Bailey, 
an  early  settler  of  Rowley,  Mass.,  including  the 
posterity  of  most  of  the  females,  and  the  ances- 
tral lines  of  many  of  their  husbands.  By  Alfred 
Poor Salem,  Mass.   1867.  4to.  p.  90. 

This  was  originally  published  as  a  part  of  the  author's  Records  of 
Merrimack  Valley,  pp.  77-167,  though  even  in  that  form  it  had  a 
separate  index.  The  title  page  fully  explains  the  plan  of  the  work, 
and  the  book  makes  good  its  promise.  Its  pages  are  filled  with 
facts  and  it  will  be  of  service  to  many  bearing  names  other  than 
Bailey. 


American  Genealogist.  225 

Memorial  of  the  Descendants  of  the  Hon.  John  Alden. 
By  Ebenezer  Alden,  M,  D.,  member  of  the  Ameri- 
can Antiquarian  Society,  New  England  Historic- 
Genealogical  Societ}^,  etc.  Eandolph,  Mass. :  Printed 
by  Samuel  P.  Brown,  for  the  family.  1867.  8vo.  pp. 
164. 

This  is  a  good  account  of  one  of  the  noted  families  of  Plymouth 
colony,  and  is  strictly  genealogical,  containing  very  few  biographies. 
The  system  is  not  the  best  in  use,  but  it  enables  the  reader  to  trace 
the  several  branches  quite  easily.  The  dates  are  given  with  preci- 
sion when  obtainable,  and  the  index  seems  to  have  been  carefully 
prepared.  Nothing  has  been  found  of  the  ancestry  of  the  emigrant, 
but  his  marriage  will  be  remembered  in  history  for  many  generations. 

History  of  the  Hart  Family  of  Warminster,  Buck's 
county,  Pennsylvania.  To  which  is  added  the 
Genealogy  of  the  family  from  its  first  settlement  in 
America,  by  W.  W.  H.  Davis.  Privately  printed. 
1867.  8vo.  pp.  139  and  20. 

This  book  we  are  informed  by  a  correspondent,  is  printed  by  the 
author.  Gen.  W.  W.  Hart  Davis  at  Doylestown,  Buck's  county.  Pa.,  and 
traces  the  family  from  John  Hart,  of  Witney.  Co.  Oxford,  Eng. 
He  was  born  Nov.  16,  1651,  and  came  hither  with  William  Penn 
in  Oct.,  1682.  The  volume  is  embellished  with  an  illuminated 
plate  of  the  Hart  coat  of  arms. 


1868. 

Memorials :  being  a  Genealogical,  Biographical  and 
Historical  Account  of  the  name  of  Mudge,  in  Ame- 
rica, from  1638  to  1868.   By  Alfred  Mudge 

Boston :   printed  by  Alfred    Mudge  &  Son.   1868. 
8vo.  pp.  about  400. 

As  this  work  was  nearly  all  printed  in  18G7,  we  have  thought  it 
best  to  place  it  at  the  head  of  the  volumes  for  the  current  year. 
The  English  portion  of  the  record  covers  24  pages,  and  gives  informa- 
29 


226  American  Genealogist; 

tion  in  regard  to  several  families  of  the  name,  althougli  no  con- 
nection is  established  with  the  emigrants. 

The  work  of  tracing  the  different  families  has  been  thoroughly 
performed,  and  the  book  will  be  a  welcome  addition  to  our  collec- 
tions. Though  not  of  especial  mark,  the  different  members  of  the 
family  seem  to  have  been  worthy  members  of  society,  and  several 
have  been  enrolled  among  the  martyrs  of  the  late  war. 

The  volume  is  beautifully  printed,  and  will  contain  a  number  of 
engraved  portraits. 

A  Genealogical  account  of  the  Towne  Family,  more 
particularly  of  William  Towne,  of  Cambridge,  Mass., 
in  1635  ;  and  of  William  Towne,  of  Yarmouth,  Nor- 
folk County,  England,  in  1620,  and  Salem,  Essex 
County,  Mass.,  in  1640.  By  Wm.  B.  Towne.  Bos- 
ton: Privately  printed.  1868.  pp.  about  75. 

Like  the  Mudge  genealogy  this  book  has  been  nearly  completed 
in  1867,  and  may  claim  a  place  here.  The  ancestor  of  those  bearing 
the  name  in  this  country  was  William  Towne  of  Yarmouth,  who 
had  several  children  baptized  there  prior  to  his  emigration. 

The  record  seems  full  and  precise  in  detail  of  dates,  and  will 
comprise  all  the  different  branches  of  the  family. 


ADDENDA. 


[TJie  existence  of  the  foUoining  eleven  hooks  was  not  discovered  in  season  to 
insert  tJiere  rieirs  in  the  proper  flaees.  In  addition,  the  following  two  are 
prohahli/  extant,  though  we  hace  failed  to  procure  copies:  Dodd  of  New 
Jersey  (1864),  and  Elmer.'] 

Report  of  a  Search  made  in  England  for  a  Property 
reported  to  belong  to  the  Gibbs's  in  U.  S.  A.,  in  the 
years  1847-48,  by  Columbus  Smith,  Esq.,  Agent  for 
the  Acting  Gibbs  Association  of  Vermont.  Con- 
taining a  short  History  of  the  Gibbs's  in  England  : 
likewise  several  Genealosries  of  different  branches  of 
the  Gibbs  Famil3^  [Published  by  order  of  the  Di- 
rectors of  the  Acting  Gibbs  Association  of  Vermont.] 
Middlebury:  Justus  Cobb,  Printer.  1848.  8vo.  pp. 
28. 

I  am  indebted  to  a  friend  for  this  title  of  a  book  which  I  have 
not  seen.  He  adds  that  the  title  sufficiently  explains  the  contents, 
and  on  the  last  page  is  an  advertisement  of  Columbus  Smith,  dated 
Salisbury,  Vt ,  June,  1848,  offering  to  make  similar  searches  for  any 
parties  who  may  wish  to  employ  him. 

A  Catalogue  of  the  Descendants  of  Thomas  Watkins 
of  Chickahominy,  Va.,  who  was  the  common  Ances- 
tor of  many  of  the  Families  of  the  name  in  Prince 
Edward,  Charlotte  and  Chesterfield  counties,  Vir- 
ginia. Bj^  Francis  N.  Watkins  of  Prince  Edward 
Co.,  Va.  Printed  for  private  circulation.  New 
York :  John  F.  Trow,  printer,  49  Ann  street.  1849. 
12mo.  pp.  50. 

I  am  indebted  to  a  correspondent  for  the  following  note  of  this 
book,  which  he  says  is  defective  in  the  dates  of  births,  marriages  and 


228  American  Genealogist. 

deaths.  No  dates  whatever  are  given  of  the  former,  but  one  of 
marriages,  and  very  few  of  deaths.  The  author  says  that  "  the 
extremely  migratory  character  of  the  early  settlers  of  Virginia,  and 
the  absence  of  parish  and  even  of  family  registers  render  success 
in  genealogical  investigations  almost  impossible."  Nothing  is  known 
of  Thomas  Watkins  except  what  is  gleaned  from  his  will,  which 
bears  date  in  March,  1760,  and  was  recorded  in  Cumberland  county. 
Four  sons  and  four  daughters  are  mentioned  in  the  will,  and  their 
offspring,  so  far  as  their  names  could  be  ascertained,  are  given  down 
to  A.  D.  1852.  From  this  date  1  am  inclined  to  believe  that  two 
editions  or  a  supplement  were  printed. 

A  Genealogical  Sketch  of  the  Peeble  Families  resident 

in  Portland,  Me.,  A.  D.  1S50 Printed 

but  not  published.     Portland  :  Harmon  &  Williams, 
Printers.   A.  D.  1850.  8vo.  pp.  28. 

As  this  pamphlet  was  not  printed  for  circulation  beyond  the 
family,  we  will  merely  note  such  matters  of  general  interest  as 
might  be  easily  obtained  from  other  sources.  The  first  of  the 
name  here  was  Abraham  Preble,  who  married  a  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  Tilden  and  moved  to  York,  Me.,  where  he  was  the  first 
mayor.  The  family  was  one  of  much  influence  in  the  province, 
Abraham  and  his  son  both  being  judges  of  the  county,  and  others 
of  the  family  have  held  important  positions. 

Perhaps  the  best  known  bearer  of  the  name  was  Commodore 
Edward  Preble,  b.  1761,  d.  1807.  His  nephew,  Captain  George  H. 
Preble,  U.  S.  N.,  has  also  achieved  a  high  place  in  the  service.  It 
may  be  added  that  the  latter  gentleman  has  made  large  collections 
for  a  genealogy  of  the  family  which  deserve  to  be  made  public. 

[The  Bearss  Family.]  pp.  2. 

This  little  sheet  is  dated  Elgin,  111  ,  Aug.  8,  1852,  and  signed  by 
John  B.  Newcomb.  It  traces  one  line  of  the  family  from  Austin 
Bearss  of  Barnstable,  1638,  to  John  Bearss,  m.  1784,  of  New 
Fairfield,  Conn.,  His  familj  is  given  in  full,  one  daughter  being  the 
mother  of  the  compiler  of  the  record. 


American  Genealogist.  229 

[Descendants  of  Matthew  Griswold.]  4 to.  pp.  G. 

There  is  uo  date  or  author's  name  to  this  pamphlet,  wliich  was 
printed  by  Kand,  148  Lake  street,  Chicago;  but  it  was  probably 
issued  in  1856,  and  presumably  is  to  be  attributed  to  E.  S.  Lane, 
the  author  of  a  similar  genealogy  of  the  Lanes.  It  contains  many 
names  but  very  few  dates. 

[Descendants  of  Samuel  Hayward  of  Taunton,  Mass.] 
folio,  p.  1. 

This  sheet  is  dated  Chelsea,  Mass.,  October  1,  1863,  and  is 
signed  by  John  S.  Howard.  I  believe  but  one  copy  was  printed, 
now  in  the  library  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society, 
as  the  author  died  before  publishing  it.  It  contains  the  record  of  one 
branch  of  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Hay  ward  of  Bridgewater, 
A.  D.  1645.  Samuel  H.  died  about  1795,  and  his  children  geuerally 
adopted  the  name  of  Howard, 

Report  to  the  Brown  Association,  U.  S.  A.  made  by 
Columbus  Smith,  A.  D.  1864.  Containing  the 
Brown  Constitution  and  information  in  his  posses- 
sion relative  to  the  Brown  Property  in  England. 
Published  by  order  of  the  Brown  Association. 
Middlebury  :  printed  at  the  Registry  Office.  1864. 
8vo.  pp.  8. 

The  contents  of  this  pamphlet  require  little  discussion.  It  is 
shown  that  various  Browns  in  England  have  left  sums  greater  or 
smaller,  as  unclaimed  dividends  on  public  stocks.  Why  any  sane 
man  should  hence  conclude  that  he  was  the  heir  to  these  amounts, 
simply  because  his  name  is  Brown,  is  incomprehensible.  The 
whole  subject  is  a  scandal  to  the  science  of  genealogy. 

[Memoranda  of  the  Preston  Family.]    8vo.  pp.  16. 

This  pamphlet,  issued  without  a  title-page,  and  printed  by 
Wrightson  &  Co.  of  Cincinnati,  is  undoubtedly  the  second  edition 
of  1864,  mentioned  already  at  p.  191  in  the  notice  of  Mr.  Munsell's 
reprint  of  the  first  edition.  The  contents  seem  identical,  with  the 
exception  of  two  or  three  brief  foot-notes  added  by  Mr.  Munsell. 


230  American  Genealogist. 

The  FiSKE  Family,  a  History  of  the  Family  (Ancestral, 
and  Descendant)  of  the  Hon.  William  Fiske  of 
Amherst,  N.  H.,  with  brief  notices  of  those  con- 
nected with  them  by  marriage.  Compiled  and  pub- 
lished by  Albert  A.  Fiske,  a  grandson.  Chicago, 
111.  1865.  12mo.  pp.  151. 

From  p.  33,  this  edition  is  identical  with  the  second  edition  ah-eady 
noticed.  In  the  latter,  however,  the  contents  of  th  first  32  pages 
of  this  have  been  revised,  and  pp.  24a  to  24A  inserted.  The 
present  volume,  of  course,  will  be  sought  for  only  to  render  collec- 
tions complete. 

Report  to  the  Brown  Association,  U.  S.  A.,  made  by 
C.  M.  Fisher,  A.  D.  1866.  Published  by  order  of 
the  Brown  Association.  Middlebury  :  printed  at  the 
Register  Book  and  Job  office.  1866.  8vo.  pp.  8. 

We  have  already  noticed  the  first  report  made  to  the  association, 
and  by  this  plaintive  appeal  it  seems  their  funds  are  exhausted. 
Offers  to  sell  $100  of  scrip  for  $5  each,  have  proved  ineffectual,  but 
the  agent  says  the  "  case  looks  so  well  that  I  think  the  scrip  ought 
to  sell  readily."  It  seems  the  Brownes  are  now  trying  to  prove 
themselves  the  heirs  of  Sir  Anthony  Browne,  Viscount  Montague. 
It  would  no  doubt  be  satisfactory  to  establish  the  fact,  but  in  the 
meantime  the  Browns  will  be  fully  justified  in  not  suspending  their 
usual  avocations  in  the  expectation  of  receiving  this  English  property. 
It  is  difficult  to  criticise  a  book  with  so  little  basis  of  facts;  but  so 
far  as  we  can  judge  the  claim  is  utterly  preposterous. 

Ludwig  Genealogy :  Sketch  of  Joseph  Ludwig,  who 
was  born  in  Germany  in  1699,  and  his  wife  and 
Family,  who  settled  at  Broad  Bay,  Waldoboro, 
Maine,  1753.  By  M.  R.  Ludwig,  Member  of  the 
Maine  Historical  Society,  Augusta.  Ib66.  8vo.  pp. 
223.   With  portraits  and  other  illustrations. 

Though  I  have  not  seen  a  copy,  I  am  assured  by  competent 
critics  that  this  genealogy  is  well  executed,  and  worthy  of  honor- 
able mention. 


TABULAR  PEDIGREES. 


X  HIS  form  of  publishing  genealogies  has  not  been  used  much  in 
this  country,  and  these  sheets  are  necessarily  much  more  difficult  to 
keep  trace  of,  than  books  on  the  same  subject.  A  list  of  such  as  I 
have  met  with,  is  as  follows  : 

Ames,  by  Ellis  Ames,  published  by  0.  Ames  &  Co.,  at  Easton, 
Mass.  1851. 

Appleton,  Boston,  1864.  A  fac  simile  of  an  Appleton  pedigree 
from  a  Herald's  Visitation  of  about  A.  D.  1600. 

Appleton,  by  Dr.  John  Appleton  of  Boston,  1864.  It  is  a  large 
sheet,  giving  few  dates,  but  embracing  nearly  all  of  the  name. 

Borden,  a  folding  pedigree  of  the  Borden  family  appended  to 
Fowler's  Historical  Sketch  of  Fall  River  (8vo.  pp.  64,  Fall 
River,  1841),  it  is  possible  may  have  been  also  issued  separately. 

Bowles,  by  J.  Wingate  Thornton,  printed  by  Dutton  &  Went- 
worth,  Boston,  1854.  This  is  a  large  sheet,  giving  a  good  ac- 
count of  one  branch  of  the  family,  a  biographical  sketch  of  each 
individual  being  inserted  in  the  pedigree. 

Brown,  by  Samuel  Brown,  printed  in  1852  at  Lowell,  by  S.  J. 
Varney. 

Collins.  A  lithographed '  tree  giving  252  descendants  of  Isaac 
Collins,  son  of  Charles  and  Sarah  Collins  of  New  Castle  Co.,  Del., 
born  in  1746.  Designed  and  drawn  by  John  Collins  of  Burling- 
ton, N.  J.,  1867.  The  sheet  is  three  feet  four  inches  by  two  feet 
five  and  one  half  inches. 


232  American  Genealogist. 

Dexter,  by  S.  C.  Newman,  printed  by  Knowles,  Anthony  &  Co., 
Providence,  1857. 

Drake,  by  S.  G-.  Drake,  Boston,  1867,  a  very  full  record  of  the 
Drakes  in  this  country,  concerning  whom  the  author  had  before 
printed  a  pamphlet. 

Eager  and  Davis,  by  E.  A.Davis,  1859;  the  place  of  publication 
not  specified. 

Eliot,  by  W.  H.  Whitmore,  printed  by  Dutton  &  Wentworth, 
1857.  This  pedigree  traces  the  descendants  of  Francis  Eliot 
and  his  brother  Rev.  John  Eliot.  Only  ten  copies  were  printed, 
and  the  type  was  altered  before  the  impression  for  Drake's 
History  of  Boston  was  printed. 

GriLBERT,  Wells,  Thornton  and  Belcher,  a  folio  sheet  prepared 
by  J.  W.  Thornton,  and  printed  in  1850  by  Geo.  Cooledge  at 
Boston.  More  extended  notices  of  these  families  will  be  found 
mentioned  in  our  first  part. 

Gilpin  of  England.  A  large  sheet  lithographed  by  A.  Kollner, 
Philadelphia,  1852.  It  shows  the  English  family  to  which 
belonged  Joseph  Gilpin,  who  came  to  Pennsylvania  in  1696.  The 
chart  was  prepared  by  Thomas  Gilpin  of  Philadelphia. 

Jackson,  by  Francis  Jackson,  1839.  A  very  large  lithographed 
pedigree,  but  the  information  is  probably  contained  in  the  His- 
tory of  Neicton,  by  the  same  writer.  I  am  informed  that  Mr. 
Jackson  issued  a  Quincy  pedigree  in  the  same  form. 

Jones,  by  William  Henry  Jones  of  Boston,  1834.  This  consists 
of  two  large  sheets,  one  page  containing  a  lithographed  tree^ 
literally  a  tree  with  the  difi^erent  branches  and  leaves  marked 
with  the  names  of  the  descendants.  The  other  page  contains  a 
very  fair  account  of  the  family  descended  from  Josiah  Jones  of 
Weston,  Mass. 

Lawrence,  prepared  by  Horatio  G.  Somerby,  and  printed  by 
Dutton  &  Wentworth,  1856.  A  very  neat  pedigree  showing 
fifteen   generations  in  England,  in  the   direct  line  of  descent  of 


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John  Lawrence  of  Watertown,  Mass.,  and  thence  to  the  child- 
ren of  Samuel  L.  of  Groton,  viz  :  Luther,  William,  Amos,  Abbott, 
and  Samuel,  the  well  known  merchants.  It  contains  also  a 
branch  of  the  Bigelow  and  Prescott  families,  with  which  the 
Lawrences  intermarried.  This  pedigree  was  also  published  in 
the  Register  for  October,  1856. 

Morris.  The  Morris  tree  compiled  by  Anthony  Saunders  Morris, 
1861,  covers  nine  generations.  This  chart  is  about  eight  feet  by 
six  feet,  and  was  drawn  by  Thomasine  Harris  of  Philadelphia. 

Padelford,  by  S.  C.  Newman,  published  by  A.  C.  Green  &  Bro., 
Providence,  1859. 

Page.  A  large  lithographic  tabular  pedigree  is  in  the  library  of 
the  Historical  and  Genealogical  Society,  Boston,  bearing  the  title 
Family  Chart^  and  purporting  to  give  the  descendants  of  a  Sir 
John  Page  ;  but  of  what  place  we  are  not  informed.  According 
to  the  chart  his  son  Matthew  had  a  son  Mann,  who  had  three  sons, 
Mann  of  Rosewell,  John  of  Northend,  and  Robert  of  Broadneck, 
The  descendants  of  these  sons  are  given  for  several  generations, 
but  without  dates  or  residences.  The  different  lines  are  sepa- 
rated and  called  the  Rosewell,  the  North  River,  and  Broadneck 
branches.  The  chart  was  lithographed  by  L.  F.  Citti,  Richmond, 
Va.,  but  bears  no  date. 

Penn.  William  Penn,  proprietary  of  Pennsylvania,  his  ancestry 
and  descendants.     Philadelphia,  1  June.  1852,  Thomas  Gilpin. 

Read,  by  S.  C.  Newman,  published  by  A.  C.  Greene  &  Bro.,  Provi- 
dence, 1859.     An  immense  sheet. 

Sargent,  by  Samuel  Andrews,  Boston,  1851.  The  largest  sheet 
pedigree  yet  issued  I  presume,  being  formed  of  several  sheets 
pasted  together,  about  two  feet  high  and  the  roll  reaching  some 
fourteen  feet.  The  table  is  a  very  neat  lithograph,  but  of  course 
too  bulky  for  convenience. 

Thomas,  published  by  N.  Thomas  &  Son,  Eden,  Me.,  undated, 
but  about  1850. 

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Thornton,  by  J.  W.  Thornton,  Boston,  1845.     This  pedigree  traces 
one  branch  of  the  descendants  of  liev.  Thomas  Thornton  of  Yar-  . 
mouth  and  six  generations  of  the  family  in  England  from  which 
he  was  descended,  two  of  his  ancestors  having-  been  mayors  of 
York. 

Washington.  T.  Sinclair  of  Philadelphia  published  a  handsome 
pedigree  of  the  Washingtons,  printed  in  colors,  prepared  by  T. 
W.  Gwilt  Mapleson,  author  of  a  work  on  Heraldry;  and  I  am 
informed  that  an  earlier  one  was  issued  by  a  so-called  Herald's 
College  in  New  York. 

WiSTAR.  The  Wistar  tree.  Prepared  by  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  (Wis- 
tar)  Chase.  Size  four  feet  by  three  feet,  drawn  by  T.  Harris, 
Philadelphia.  The  family  is  traced  to  Caspar  Wistar  born  at 
Hilspach  in  the  electorate  of  Heidelburg,  1696,  who  came  to 
Philadelphia  in  1717. 

[Note.  The  Saltonstall  pedigree,  by  G.  D.  Phippen,  was 
published  by  S.  G.  Drake,  Boston,  1857;  and  the  Sumner,  pre- 
pared by  W.  B.  Trask,  was  printed  by  Button  &  Wentworth, 
Boston,  1856.  J.  B.  Burke's  pedigree  of  the  Somerbys  was 
printed  by  Henry  Colburu  in  London,  1853  ;  and  that  of  the 
Sturgis  family  — tracing  it  to  Roger  Sturgis  of  Clipston,  county 
of  Northampton,  who  died  in  1530  —  was  published  some  years 
since  in  England.  The  Adams,  Bradstreet,  Cotton,  and 
Sewall  pedigrees  were  printed  for  Drake's  folio  edition  of  the 
History  of  Boston^  and  some  copies  may  have  been  circulated  in 
single  sheets.  The  Leverett  pedigree  in  the  same  work  was 
prepared  by  Rev.  C.  E.  Leverett  for  his  Leverett  Genealogy. 
The  Chauncey,  Cradock,  Deane,  Dudley,  Hancock,  Lane 
and  Waldron  pedigrees  have  been  reprinted  from  the  Register, 
and  to  these  may  be  added  the  Whitmore  from  the  History  of 
MeJford,  and  Savage  from  Bridgman's  Kimjs  Chapel. 

I  am  also  assured  that  a  Parsons  pedigree  has  been  issued  by 
Dr.  Usher  Parsons  ;  a  pedigree  of  the  Rice  family  of  Marlboro 
was  published  by  C.  C.  P.  Moody  in  Boston,  1851,  written  by 
Henry  Rice;  and  a  Turner  pedigree  is  reported.] 


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COLLECTIONS    OF    GENEALOGIES, 

INCLUDING    BIOGRAPHIES   AND    MEMOIRS   WHICH   CONTAIN 
EXTENDED   GENEALOGIES.* 


List  of  Books  Noticed. —  Bills  of  Mortality,  180G  ;  Carv's  Bridgrewater, 
1824;  East  Haven  Register,  1834;  Farmer's  Register, 'l 839 ;  Mitchell's 
Bridgewater,  1840  ;  Porter's  Early  Settlers  of  Conn.,  1823  ;  Ward's  Shrews- 
bury, 1847 ;  Holgate's  American  Genealogy,  1848 ;  Gilbert's  Captivity, 
1848  ;  Life  of  Mrs.  Boardman,  1849  ;  Settlers'at  Elliot,  Me.,  1850  ;  Littell's 
Passaic  Valley,  1853  ;  Hinman's  Settlers  of  Conn.,  1853 ;  Hill's  Letters, 
1854 ;  Sheldon  Magazine,  1855  ;  Whitmore's  Medford,  1855  ;  Morse's  Slier- 
born,  1855  ;  Bond's  Watertovvn,  1855  ;  Goodwin's  Hartford,  1856  ;  Settlers 
at  West  Simsbury,  Conn.,  185(5 ;  Meade's  Virginia,  1857  ;  Sears's  Pilgrims, 
1857  ;  Vail  Magazine,  1857  ;  Paine  Magazine,  1857  ;  Lawrence  Will,  1857  ; 
Savage's  Dictionary  of  the  Settlers  of  New-England,  1860  ;  Hadley  Fami- 
lies, 1863;  Wolff"  Centennial,  1863;  Browns  of  Penn.,  1864;  Pierce 
Ancestry,  1864 ;  Price  Centennial,  1865  ;  Historical  Collections  Esses  In- 
stitute, 1867 ;  Heraldic  Journal,  1867 ;  New  England  Historical  and 
Genealogical  Journal,  1867. 

Bill  of  Mortality.  Being  a  Register  of  the  Deaths 
which  have  occurred  in  the  Presbj^terian  and  Bap- 
tist Congregations  of  Morris-town,  New  Jersey,  for 
thirty-eight  years  past,  containing  (with  few  excep- 
tions), the  cause  of  every  decease.  This  Register, 
for  the  first  twenty-two  years  was  kept  by  the  Rev. 
Doctor  Johnes,  since  which  time,  by  William  Cherry, 
the  present  Sexton  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at 

Morris-town Morris-town  :  Printed  by  Jacob 

Mann.  1806. 

The  title  explains  the  purpose  of  this  book,  and  it   is  to  be  re- 
gretted that  so  few  church  records  have  since  been  published. 


'  The  histories  of  many  towns  contain  the  genealogies  of  their  inhabitants, 
and  some  were  noticed  under  this  title  in  our  first  edition.  As  a  book 
specially  devoted  to  this  subject  is  announced  by  D.  S.  Durrie,  Esq.,  of 
Madison,  Wis.,  we. have  not  reprinted  our  reviews. 


252  American  Genealogist. 

Genealogy  of  the  Families  who  have  settled  in  the 
North  Parish  in  Bridge  water,  Mass.,  to  which  is 
added  a  Historical  Sketch  of  North  Bridgewater. 
By  Moses  Gary.  Boston :  Printed  by  Bannister  & 
Marvin.   1824.  8vo.  pp.  48. 

This  pamphlet  contains  a  very  valuable  collection  of  materials ; 
but  it  is  somewhat  confused  in  its  arrangement.  Judge  Mitchell 
has  incorporated  most  of  the  facts  into  his  Hhtory  of  Bridgewater. 
The  principal  families  here  given  are  those  of  Alden,  Ames,  Battles, 
Brett,  Bryant,  Beals,  Gary,  Cole,  Crafts,  Curtis,  Dike,  Downie, 
Edson,  Field,  Ford,  French,  Grurney,  Hayward,  Howard,  Keith, 
Kingman,  Manly,  Packard,  Perkins,  Porter,  Pratt,  Reynolds,  Syl- 
vester, Snell,  Snow,  Southworth,  Warren,  Wales,  Willis. 

The  East-Haven  Register :  in  three  Parts.  Part  I. 
Containing  a  History  of  the  Town  of  East-Haven, 
from  its  first  settlement  in  1644,  to  the  year  1800. 
Also  an  account  of  its  boundaries,  iron-works  and 
mills,  division  of  land,  controversies  with  New- 
Haven  and  Branford,  town  charters,  ecclesiastical 
affliirs,  schools,  population  and  taxes,  losses  by  war, 
natural  histor\'  and  curiosities,  roads  and  public 
lands.  Part  II.  Containing  an  Account  of  the 
names,  marriages,  and  births  of  the  fixmilies  which 
have  first  settled,  or  which  have  resided  in  East- 
Haven,  from  its  settlement  in  1644,  to  the  year 
1800.  Part  III.  Containing  an  Account  of  the 
deaths  in  the  families  named  in  the  second  part, 
from  the  year  1647  to  the  end  of  the  year,  1823. 
Compiled  by  Stephen  Dodd,  Pastor  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  in  East-Haven.  New  Haven : 
Published  for  the  Author.  T.  G.  Woodward  &  Co., 
Print.  1824.  12mo.  pp.  200. 

The  object  and  extent  of  this  volume  are  so  well  indicated  by  the 
title,  that  there  remains  only  to  be  added  the  names  of  the  families 
herein  recorded.  The  names  of  most  frequent  occurrence  are 
Andrews,  Austen,  Barnes,  Bradley,  Chedsey,  Davenport,  Denison, 


American  Genealogist.  25B 

Forbes,  Goodsell,  Graunis,  Ilemiuiuway,  Hitchcock,  Holt,  Hotch- 
kiss,  Ludington,  Mallory,  3]orris,  JMoulthrop,  Pardee,  Potter,  Ro- 
binson, Rowe,  Russel,  Shephard,  Smith,  Thompson,  Tuttle,  and 
Woodward.  The  dates  are  given  in  full  in  many  instances,  and  the 
book  forms  a  valuable  addition  to  the  genealogies  of  Connecticut 
families.  My  copy  has  bound  with  it  the  Genealogy  of  the  Dodd 
family,  and  a  portrait  of  the  author  dated  June,  1851,  aged  74  ; 
but  I  know  not  how  many  were  thus  issued. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  First  Settlers  of  Ne^y- 
Eiigland  :  containing  an  Alphabetical  List  of  the 
Governours,  Deputy-Governoiirs,  Assistants  or  Coun- 
sellors, Ministers  of  the  Gospel  in  the  several  Colo- 
nies from  1G20  to  1692  ;  Representatives  of  the 
General  Court  of  Massachusetts  from  1634  to  1692  ; 
Graduates  of  Harvard  College  to  1662  ;  Members  of 
the  Ancient  and  Honourable  Artillery  Company  to 
1662 ;  Freemen  admitted  to  the  Massachusetts 
Colony  from  1680  to  1692 ;  with  many  other  of 
the  early  inhabitants  of  New  England  and  Long 
Island,  N.  Y.,  from  1620  to  the  year  1675 :  to 
which  are  added  various  Genealogical  and  Bio- 
graphical Notes,  collected  from  ancient  records, 
manuscripts,  and  printed  works.  By  John  Farmer, 
Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Historical  Society.  Lancaster,  Mass.,  published  by 
Carter,  Andrews  &  Co. :  sold  by  Hilliard,  Gray  & 
Co.  and  Carter  and  Hendee,  Boston.  1829.  8vo.  pp. 
351. 

This  work  will  of  course  be  superseded  by  Savage's  new  edition, 
but  it  is  entitled  to  respect  as  the  corner-stone  of  New  England 
Genealogy.  Elsewhere  will  be  found  mention  of  John  Farmer,  to 
whose  exertions  is  due  the  present  flourishing  state  of  the  science  : 
and  this  book,  for  so  many  years  the  chief  authority  on  family  his- 
tory, is  a  witness  to  his  industry  and  capability. 


254  American  Genealogist. 

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History  of  the  Early  Settlement  of  Bridgewater,  in 
Plymouth  county,  Massachusetts,  including  an  ex- 
tensive Family  Register.  Jiy  Nahum  Mitchell. 
Boston  :  Printed  for  the  author,  by  Kidder  & 
Wright.  1840.  8vo.  pp.  402. 

In  this  mo?!  valuable  register  of  families,  which  occupies  nearly 
300  pages,  we  have  only  to  regret  that  the  author  did  not  give  the 
day  of  the  month  in  the  cases  where  he  gives  the  year  in  which 
any  event  occurred.  The  record  of  the  vai'ious  families  is  very 
full,  and  is  enriched  with  notes  on  their  origin,  and  the  removal  of 
the  different  branches  who  have  settled  in  other  towns.  The  names 
most  fully  investigated  are  Alden,  Allen,  Ames,  Angier,  Bayley, 
Barrell,  Bartlett,  Bass,  Bassett,  Beal,  Benson,  Bisbee,  Bolton,  Bow- 
ditch,  Bosworth,  Brett,  Bradford,  Brown,  Bryant,  Burr,  Byram, 
Carver,  Gary,  Chamberlin,  Church,  Churchill,  Cole,  Conant,  Cope- 
land,  Curtis,  Cushing,  Dawes,  Dunbar,  Edson,  Field,  Fobes,  Ford, 
French,  Gannett,  Gurney,  Harden,  Harris,  Harvey,  Hayward,  Hill, 
Hobart,  Holmes,  Hooper,  Howard,  Rowland,  Hudson,  Jackson, 
Johnson,  Joslyn,  Keith,  Kingman,  Kinsley,  Latham,  Lathrop, 
Lazell,  Leach,  Leonard,  Loring,  Mitchell,  Orcutt,  Orr,  Packard, 
Parris,  Perkins,  Pettingill,  Phillips,  Porter,  Pratt,  Prince,  Reed, 
Reynolds,  Richards,  Ripley,  Robinson,  Sampson,  Shaw,  Smith, 
Snell,  Snow,  Southworth,  Sprague,  Standish,  Stetson,  Sturtevant, 
Thayer,  Thompson,  Turner,  Wade,  Warren,  Washburn,  Whitman, 
Williams,  AVillis,  Winslow,  Wood  and  Young. 

It  is  impossible  to  value  too  highly  this  work  of  Judge  Mitchell, 
for  Bridgewater  was  one  of  the  colonizing  towns ;  and  many  fami- 
lies will  here  find  their  early  records,  who  are  now  located  in  Maine 
or  in  the  western  part  of  the  state.  In  repeated  instances  these 
emigrations  are  noted  in  the  text,  and  thus  the  clue  is  preserved. 


American  Genealogist.  255 

Historical  Notices  of  Connecticut ;  published  under 
the  patronage  of  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society. 
No.  1.  Containing  Hartford  in  IGIO.  By  William 
S.  Porter,  Member  Connecticut  Historical  Society. 
Hartford,  April,  1842.  Elihu  Geer's  Press.  No.  2. 
June,  1842.  pp.  48. 

These  two  parts  were  issued  as  the  commcnceuient  of  a  series  of 
town  histories,  but  I  believe  that  no  subsequent  numbers  appeared. 
The  author  has  collected  many  facts  here  which  will  not  be  found 
in  any  other  publication,  and  it  is  certainly  a  matter  of  regret  that 
he  did  not  continue  the  work.  He  gives  some  genealogical  notes  on 
the  names  of  Adams,  Church,  Crow,  Haynes,  Lord,  Pantry,  Pratt, 
Standley  and  Willis  ;  and  a  list  of  settlers  between  1640  and  1700, 
which  contains  many  names  not  elsewhere  mentioned,  but  gleaned 
from  the  records  of  deeds  and  wills. 

Family  Register  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of 
Shrewsbury,  Mass.,  from  its  settlement  in  1717  to 
1829,  and  of  some  of  them  to  a  later  period.  By 
Andrew  H.  Ward,  member  of  the  New  Eugland 
Historical  and  Genealogical  Society.  Boston  :  Pub- 
lished by  Samuel  G.  Drake.  1847.  8vo.  pp.  294. 

This  work  originally  formed  part  of  j\Ir.  Ward's  History  of 
Shrewsbury^  and  I  believe  only  a  small  edition  was  repaged  and 
bound  in  this  form.  The  principal  families  here  recorded  are  those 
of  Alexander,  Allen,  Andrews,  Bouker,  Bragg,  Bigelow,  Brigham, 
Baker,  Bush,  Bellows,  Baldwin,  Gushing,  Crosby,  Cutting,  Drury, 
Eager,  Flint,  Goddard,  Garfield,  Goodenow,  Goodale,  Green,  Hey- 
wood,  Hastings,  Hapgood,  Hemenway,  Howe,  Harrington,  Harlow, 
Johnson,  Keyes,  Knowlton,  Maynard,  Mixer,  Miles,  Morse,  Muzzy, 
Munroe,  Nurse,  Newton,  Noyes,  Nelson,  Pratt,  Parker,  Plympton, 
"Rand,  Rice,  Stone,  Smith,  Sumner,  Selfridge,  Taylor,  Temple, 
Tucker,  Ward,  Wheelock,  Wheeler,  Whitney,  Witherby,  Wyman, 
Whittemore.  * 

These  genealogies,  with  many  shorter  ones,  cover  all  the  entries 
upon  the  town  records,  and  in  repeated  instances  the  author  has 
added  notes  concerning  the  origin  of  the  family  or  the  locality  of 
emigrants  from  the  town,  so  that  the  work  is  one  of  unusual  value. 


256  American  Genealogist. 

The  volume  has  for  a  frontispiece  a  fine  portrait  of  Gen.  Artemus 
Ward,  of  whom  a  biography  is  given,  a  native  of  the  town,  and 
perhaps  the  most  distinguished  of  its  citizens.  He  was  the  grand- 
father of  the  author,  Andrew  Henshaw  Ward  of  Newton,  a  gentle- 
man who  always  evinced  a  great  interest  in  genealogy,  and  much 
assisted  its  progress  here. 

American  Genealogy,  being  a  History  of  Some  of  the 
Early  Settlers  of  North  America,  and  their  Descend- 
ants, from  their  first  Emigration  to  the  present  time, 
\^ith  their  intermarriages  and  collateral  branches, 
including  Notices  of  Prominent  families  and  distin- 
guished individuals ;  with  Anecdotes,  Reminiscences, 
Traditions,  Sketches  of  the  Founding  of  Cities,  Vil- 
lages, Manors,  and  progressive  improvements  of  the 
country,  from  its  wilderness  state  to  the  present  era. 
Illustrated  by  Genealogical  Tables.  By  Jerome  B. 
Holgate,  A.  M.,  &c.  Albany:  Printed  by  Joel 
Munsell.  1848.  4to.  pp.  244. 

This  rather  formidable  title  describes  a  collection  of  the  genealogies 
of  several  New  York  families,  with  some  biographical  notes.  These 
families  are  Rapalje,  Van  Rensselaer,  etc..  and  we  will  essay  a 
notice  of  them. 

The  Rapalje  family  are  here  stated  to  spring  from  the  marriage 
of  Victor  Honorius  Janssen  of  Antwerp,  with  his  cousin  Breckje, 
daughter  of  Gaspard  Colet  de  Rapalje  of  Chatillon-sur-Loire,  France. 
The  issue  of  this  marriage  was  Abram  Janssen,  a  painter  of  consid- 
erable eminence,  whose  three  sons  came  to  New  York.  The  eld- 
est died  unmarried,  the  second  was  Joris  Jansen  de  Rapalje,  and 
the  third  was  Antonie  Janssen  van  Salers ;  their  descendants  are 
here  given,  though  the  latter  are  represented  to  have  changed  the 
name  to  Johnson  ;  the  pedigree  given  under  that  name,  however,  is 
utterly  worthless,  as  Antonie  Janssen  had  no  sons. 

Kiliaen  Van  Rensselaer  was  the  founder  of  the  well  known  family 
of  that  name,  and  having  obtained  a  grant  of  land  in  New  Y^ork,  in 
a  locality  which  has  since  become  of  immense  value,  the  title  of 
patroon   has  been  connected  with   the  name  of  the   head  of  this 


American  Genealogist.  257 

family,  to  the  exclusion  of  the  other  owners  of  manors.  The  record 
here  given  occupies  eight  pages. 

The  next  fimiily  is  tliat  of  Gardiner,  de-cended  from  Lion  Gardi- 
ner; and  the  next,  one  family  of  Beekmans. 

William  Beekman  of  Statselt,  Overijssel,  was  son  of  Hendrick  B., 
and  grandson  of  Cornelis  B  ,  and  thus  belonged  to  a  family  of  good 
standing.  He  emigrated  to  New  York,  where  he  gained  wealth  and 
honors,  and  has  left  a  numerous  posterity,  as  is  here  shown  ;  but 
there  are  many  of  the  name  here,  who  are  descendants  from  other 
emigrant  Beekmans. 

Jan  Janssen  Bleecker,  who  was  born  at  Meppel,  was  the  founder 
of  the  large  and  influential  family  of  that  name,  and  the  register  of 
his  descendants  is  very  full. 

The  De  Graaf  family  is  recorded  on  pp.  99  -  102. 

The  Hoffmans  descended  from  Martinus  H.,  a  Swede,  have  always 
been  distinguished  in  the  state. 

The  Kips  are  another  old  New  York  family,  and  like  the  next 
recorded  family,  the  De  Lancej^s,  were  attached  to  the  side  of  the 
royalists  at  the  Revolution, 

The  Barclays  trace  their  pedigree  to  the  distinguished  Scottish 
family,  through  John,  who  settled  here  probably  in  consequence  of 
his  brother,  Robert,  being  appointed  governor  of  East  New  Jersey. 

The  Roosevelts  and  Van  Schaicks  occupy  the  next  eighteen 
pages. 

The  Livingstones  are  next  recorded,  and  the  tables  and  memoirs 
are  the  most  extensive  in  the  volume.  There  are  three  branches  of 
the  family  descended  respectively  from  Robert,  whose  father  and 
grandfather  were  ministers  at  Monyabroek,  in  Stirlingshire,  and 
belonged  to  the  well  known  family  of  Livingstone  in  Scotland  ; 
Robert.  2d,  a  nephew  of  the  first ;  and  a  James,  whose  ancestry  is 
not  here  given.  There  are  few  families  in  the  country  which  have 
produced  so  many  distinguished  men.  Philip  Livingston,  Brock- 
hoist,  William  and  Robert,  the  chancellor,  are  names  most  promin- 
ent among  the  great  men  of  the  Revolution. 

The  Lawrences,  whose  i'amily  register  occupies  pp.  201  -227,  are 
descended  from  three  brothers,  John,  William,  and  Thomas;  for 
whom  is  claimed  a  descent  from  the  Lawrences  of  Ashton,  county 

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258  American  Genealogist. 

of  Lancaster,  and  if  they  used  the  coat  of  arms  in  1680,  the  claim  is 
worth  investigating.  John  was  born  at  Great  St.  Albans,  county  of 
Hertford,  was  of  Ipswich,  Mass.,  and  Hempstead,  L.  I.,  and  finally 
mayor  of  New  York.  His  issue  survives  only  in  the  Whitting- 
hams.  William  was  of  Flushing,  L.  I.,  and  left  many  descendants; 
Thomas  was  of  Newtown,  L.  I,,  and  ancestor  of  many  distinguished 
bearers  of  the  name.  It  should  be  noted  that  the  Lawrences  of  New 
England  of  whom  much  has  been  said  in  this  Handbook,  constitute 
a  different  family  here. 

The  Osgoods  (pp.  228-234)  are  a  branch  of  the  Massachusetts 
family,  founded  by  John  Osgood,  of  Newbury. 

The  remainder  ot  this  book  is  given  to  a  biography  of  John  Jay, 
but  no  account  is  given  of  his  family. 

This  book  must  have  been  published  at  an  unnecessarily  great 
expense,  as  the  tabular  form  is  used,  requiring  a  large  page,  and 
causing  a  great  waste  of  space.  Still  it  is  valuable  as  containing 
nearly  the  only  record  of  the  genealogies  of  the  old  New  York 
families,  and  is  evidently  the  result  of  much  laborious  research. 

I  have  a  few  pages  of  a  book  apparently  containing  the  genealogy 
of  the  Jays  and  allied  families,  but  I  can  not  discover  its  title.  In 
the  Register  for  January,  1856,  will  be  found  an  account  of  the 
Phillipses  of  New  York ;  Burke's  Peerage  and  Commoners  contain 
data  of  royalist  families  :  and  the  Heraldic  Journal  records  some. 

A  Narrative  of  the  Captivity  and  Suffering  of  Ben- 
jamin Gilbert  and  his  family,  who  were  taken  by 
tlie  Indians  in  the  spring  of  1780.  Third  Edition, 
revised  and  enlarged.  To  which  is  prefixed  a  short 
Account  of  the  Gilbert  Family  who  settled  at  By- 
berry.  And  an  Appendix,  giving  some  account  of 
the  Captives  after  their  return.  Philadelphia : 
Printed  by  John  Richards,  No.  299  Market  Street. 
1848.  12mo-  pp.  240. 

The  family  is  herein  traced  to  John  Gilbert,  a  Quaker  of  Corn- 
wall, who  came  to  Pennsylvania  about  1682.  He  had  sons,  John, 
Joseph,  Samuel  and  Joshua,  of  whom  Joseph  moved  to  Byberry, 
and  died  in  1765,  leaving  a  son  Benjamin.     This  last  named  was 


American  Genealogist.  259 

somewhat  noted  as  a  writer,  and  published  several  controversial 
books.  In  1774,  he  removed  to  Mahoninji-  creek  in  Northampton 
county,  and  then  in  1780  the  little  settlement  was  captured  by 
Indians.  After  many  hardships  the  whole  party  was  taken  to  Niagara 
and  gradually  ransomed,  so  that  all  returned  in  safety,  within  two 
years,  except  Benjamin,  who  died  on  his  way  home. 

Besides  the  record  of  the  adventures  of  the  captives,  this  book 
contains  much  genealogical  information  concerning  the  different 
branches  of  the  family. 

Memoir  of  the  Life  and  Character  of  Mrs.  Mary  Anna 
BoARD^rAN.  with  an  Historical  Account  of  Her 
Forefathers,  and  Biographical  and  Genealogical 
Notices  of  many  of  her  kindred  and  relatives.  By 
her  son-in-law  John  Frederick  Schroeder,  D.  D. 
Printed  for  Private  Distribution.  New  Haven: 
1849.  8vo.  pp.  478. 

This  elaborate  biography  enters  largely  into  the  genealogy  of 
several  families  from  which  Mrs.  Boardman  was  descended.  Her 
paternal  and  maternal  ancestors  are  thus  given  by  Rev.  Dr.  Schroe- 
der :  "  Her  father  was  Dr.  William  Whiting  of  Hartford,  who  was 
the  son  of  Col.  William  Whiting  of  Bozrah,  who  was  the  son  of 
the  Rev.  Samuel  Whiting  of  Windham,  who  was  the  son  of  the 
Rev.  John  Whiting  of  Hartford,  who  was  the  son  of  the  Hon. 
William  Whiting  of  Hartford.  Her  mother  was  Anna  Mason  of 
Franklin,  who  was  the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Mason  of  Franklin, 
who  was  the  son  of  Rev.  Daniel  Mason  of  Lebanon,  who  was  the 
son  of  Daniel  Mason  of  Stonington,  who  was  the  son  of  Maj.  Gen. 
John  Mason  of  Windsor."  Pp.  14-35  are  devoted  to  an  account  of 
Maj.  John  Mason,  the  hero  of  the  Pequot  war  and  some  of  his 
descendants;  and  pp.  35-75  give  a  biographical  sketch  of  William 
Whiting  one  of  the  founders  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  his  descend- 
ants. In  the  Appendix  a  fuller  genealogy  of  the  Mason  family  is 
given,  pp.  365-71  ;  and  of  the  Whiting  family,  pp.  372-  80  ;  while 
a  genealogical  account  of  the  Boardman  family  fills  pp.  388-415. 
Fifty-eight  pages  are  devoted  to  a  full  and  well  prepared  index. 
The  book  is  elegantly  printed  and  has  a  fine  portrait  of  Mrs.  Board- 


260  American  Genealogist. 

man.  A  more  extensive  genealogy  of  the  descendants  of  Major 
John  Mason,  prepared  by  Hon.  Reuben  H.  Walworth,  formerly 
chancellor  of  New  York  state,  is  printed  in  the  N'ew  Enfjland  Histori- 
cal and  Genealogical RegisUr,  vol.  xv,  pp.  117,  217,  H18  ;  and  another 
Whiting  family,  descended  from  Rev.  Samuel  Whiting  of  Lynn,  a 
native  of  Boston,  Eng.,  of  which  place  his  father,  John  Whiting,  was 
mayor  in  1600  and  in  1608,  is  well  displayed  in  a  tabular  pedigree  in 
Drake's  History  of  Boston,  p.  363.  To  the  latter  family  belongs 
William  Whiting,  Esq.,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.,  an  eloquent  advocate, 
who  formerly  filled  the  office  of  President  of  the  New  England 
Historic-Genealogical  Society.  One  of  the  most  distinguished 
descendants  of  Major  Mason,  was  Hon.  Jeremiah  Mason,  the  emi- 
nent jurist,  who  was  born  April  27,1768,  graduated  at  Yale  Col- 
lege, 1788,  was  United  States  Senator  from  New  Hampshire  1813- 
17,  and  died  Oct.  4,  1848. 

A  Sliort  Genealogical  Account  of  a  few  families  of  the 
Early  Settlers-  in  Eliot,  and  of  a  branch  of  the 
Moody  Family  :  from  the  time  they  emigrated  to 
this  country  to  the  j-ear  1850.  Printed  at  Saco  by 
A.  A.  Hanscomb.  IcjSO.   iGmo.  pp.  22. 

This  pamphlet,  which  contains  brief  genealogies  of  the  Fogg, 
Hill  and  Moody  families,  was  compiled  by  the  late  William  Fogg  of 
Eliot,  Maine.  There  are  nine  pages  devoted  to  Fogg,  three  to  Hill, 
and  six  to  Moody. 

Family  Records  :  or  Genealogies  of  the  First  Settlers 
of  Passaic  Valley  and  vicinity,  above  Chatham. 
With  their  Ancestors  and  Descendants  as  far  as  can 
now  be  ascertained.  By  John  Littell,  Stationer's 
Hall  Press,  Feltville,  N.  J.  :  David  Felt  &  Co., 
stationers  and  printers.  1851.  8vo.  pp.  504. 

The  families  herein  recorded  are  those  of  Allen,  Alward,  Ander- 
son, Badgley,  Bailey,  Baker,  Baldwin,  Ball,  Beach,  Bebout,  Bedell, 
Bedford,  Bonnel.  Boyle,  Brittin,  Broadwell,  Brown,  Burrows,  Byram, 
Carle,  Cauldwell,  Clark,  Cole,  Conklin,  Cooper,  Corwin,  Cory, 
Craig,  Crane,  Davis,  Day,  Dickerson,  Dod,  Doty,  Drake,  Dunham, 


American  Genealogist.  261 

Elmer,  Finley,  Flinn,  Frazee,  French,  GriflQn,  Hall,  Halleck,  Hal- 
sey,  Hand,  Hart,  Heath,  Hed2;es,  High,  Hole,  Hurin,  Jennings, 
Johnson,  Jones,  Kirkpatrick,  Lacy,  Lamb,  Lambert,  Little,  Long, 
Ludlow,  Ludlum,  Lyon,  Marshall,  Martin,  Maxwell,  Meeker, 
Miller,  Morehouse,  Mulford,  Noe.  Oakley,  Osborn,  Parrot,  Parsons, 
Pettit,  Potter,  Price,  Raddin,  Randolph,  Riggs,  Roff,  Roll,  Ross, 
Runyon,  Rutan,  Samson,  Sayre,  Scudder,  Shipman,  Shotwell,  Van 
Sickle,  Simoson,  Suialley,  Smith,  Spencer,  Squire,  Stelle,  Stevens, 
Stewart,  Stiles,  Terril,  Thompson,  Titus,  Todd,  Totten,  Towneley, 
Tucker,  Vail,  Valentine,  Walker,  Ward,  Williams,  Willcox,  and 
Ward. 

The  book  sefims  carefully  prepared,  as  to  dates,  and  is  of  great 
value  as  the  only  publication  in  regard  to  the  families  of  this  part 
of  New  Jersey. 

A  Catalogue  of  the  Names  of  the  Early  Puritan  Set- 
tlers of  the  Colony  of  Connecticut ;  with  the  Time 
of  their  Arrival  in  the  Country  and  Colony,  their 
Standing  in  Society,  Place  of  Residence,  Condition 
in  Life,  where  from.  Business,  &c.,  as  far  as  is  found 
on  record.  Collected  from  records  by  Royal  R. 
Ilinman,  of  Hartford.  Hartford :  Press  of  Case, 
Tifiany  &  Co.  1852.  8vo.  pp.  801. 

This  work  was  issued  in  parts,  six  in  number.  The  first  five 
numbers  cover  the  first  three  letters  of  the  alphabet  only ;  and  the 
sixth,  omitting  the  intermediate  letters,  is  devoted  entirely  to  the 
Hinman  genealogy.  This  is  noticed  among  the  genealogies.  The 
author,  I  am  informed,  has  decided  not  to  continue  the  work. 
Mr.  Hinman  was  amply  qualified  to  make  a  most  valuable  account 
of  Connecticut  families,  and  he  has  here  given  many  facts  not 
elsewhere  in  print ;  but  it  is  much  to  be  regretted  that  so  large  a 
portion  of  his  space  is  occupied  by  notices  of  Massachusetts  fami- 
lies, now  more  fully  given  by  Savage,  and  by  notes  on  arms  borne 
by  families  in  England,  but  of  no  value  or  interest  here.  There 
is  much  to  interest  the  genealogist  in  the  volume ;  much  more 
than  is  required  to  ofi"set  the  faults  we  note.  The  ftimilies  more 
particularly  recorded  are  those  of  Abby,  Abbot,  Abernethy,  Ackly, 


262  American  Genealogist. 

Adams,  Adkins,  Alford,  Allyn,  Ames,  Andrews,  Arnold,  Ashley, 
Atwood,  Austin,  Avery,  Babcock,  Backus,  Bacon,  Baldwin,  Ballan- 
tine,  Bancroft,  Barber,  Barlow,  Barnard,  Barnes,  Bartlett,  Bassett, 
Beauchamp,  and  Sigourney,  Beckley,  Belden,  Bellamy,  Beraent, 
Benedict,  Benjamin,  Bennet,  Benton,  Betts,  Bigelow,  Billings, 
Bingbam,  Bird,  Birge,  Bishop,  Bissell,  Blake,  Blinn,  Bliss,  Boreman, 
or  Boardman,  Bolles,  Booth,  Bostwick,  Brace,  Bradford,  Brewer, 
Brewster,  Bruen,  Bronson,  Brown,  Bryant,  Buck,  Buill,  Bucking- 
ham, Buckland,  Bulkeley,  Bull,  Bunce,  Burnham,  Burrall,  Burr, 
Bushnell,  Butler,  Caldwell,  Camp,  Canada,  Canfield,  Carter,  Case, 
Catlin,  Champion,  Chauncey,  Chandler,  Chapin,  Chaplin,  Chapman, 
Chappell,  Chenevard,  Chester,  Cheesborough,  Chipman,  Church, 
Churchill,  Clark,  Cleveland,  Coe,  Cogswell,  Coit,  Coleman,  Collier, 
Collins,  Colt,  Colton,  Comstock,  Cone,  Cooke,  Cooper,  Copley,  Corn- 
ing, Cothren,  Crane,  Crocker,  Crow,  Curtis,  Daniels. 

Many  of  these  family  records  are  extensive  and  continued  to  the 
present  time.  The  work  contains  portraits  of  the  author,  and  of 
Mrs.  L.  H.  Sigourney,  J.  L.  Comstock,  Richard  Goodman,  A.  W. 
Birge,  and  William  Cothren. 

A  previous  work  by  Mr.  Hinman,  in  five  parts,  was  published 
with  the  following  title  : 

A  Catalogue  of  the  names  of  the  First  Puritan  Settlers  of  the 
Colony  of  Connecticut;  with  the  Time  of  their  arrival  in  the 
Colony,  and  their  standing  in  society,  together  with  their  place  of 
residence  as  far  as  can  be  discovered  by  the  records.  Collected 
from  the  State  and  Town  Records,  by  R.  R.  Hinman.  Hartford  : 
Printed  by  E.  Gleason.  1846.  8vo.  pp.  336. 

This  was  more  of  the  nature  of  a  collection  of  notes  than  a  cata- 
loo-ue.  Pp.  1-109  contained  an  alphabetical  list  of  settlers,  with 
short  notes  on  some  of  them;  pp.  110-160,  an  appendix  similarly 
arranged,  with  an  account  of  the  Hinmans  ;  pp.  167  -  181,  Enfield 
settlers;  pp.  182-  247,  a  third  alphabetical  list;  pp.  257-269,  early 
marriages  and  births  at  Hartford  ;  pp.  270-332,  a  fourth  alphabeti- 
cal list,  with  notices  of  the  families  of  Dixwell,  Eells,  King,  Mann, 
Marvin,  Bobbins,  and  Wadsworth. 


American  Genealogist.  263 


Letters  of  Doctor  Richard  Hill  and  his  children,  or 
the  History  of  a  famil}^  as  told  by  themselves?. 
Collected  and  arranged  by  John  Jay  Smith.  Pri- 
vately printed  for  the  descendants.  Philadelphia, 
1854.  8vo.  pp.  XLV,  466.  6  portraits,  2  views. 

The  introduction  contains  a  brief  genealogy  of  the  Hills  which  is 
followed  by  an  account  of  the  Lloyd  family,  covering  pages  xxvii- 
xiv.  Dr.  Hill's  wife  was  a  grand-daughter  of  Thomas  Lloyd  the 
confidential  friend  of  William  Penn,  and  the  first  governor  of 
Pennsylvania. 

The  book  is  very  rare,  but  is  described  as  one  of  great  value  to 
those  interested  in  the  social  life  of  the  first  colonist. 


Letters  and  Papers  relating  chiefly  to  the  Provincial 
History  of  Pennsylvania,  with  some  Notices  of  the 
Writers.  Privately  printed.  Philadelphia :  Cris- 
sey  &  Marklev,  printers.  1855.  2  vols.  pp.  138  and 
312. 

The  first  volume  consists  of  genealogical  notes  concerning  the 
•writers  of  the  letters,  prepared  by  Thomas  Balch,  Esq.,  of  Phila- 
delphia, one  of  the  most  learned  antiquaries  of  the  state.  The 
families  here  noticed  are  the  Shippen,  and  others  connected  with  it. 
The  first  of  the  name  was  Edward  of  Boston,  ]668,  whose  brother 
was  William  Shippen,  rector  of  Stockport,  county  of  Chester; 
he  became  a  Quaker  and  was  first  mayor  of  Philadelphia.  The 
Francis  family  commences  with  Philip,  mayor  of  Plymouth,  Eno-., 
whose  grandson,  Tench  F.,  was  uncle  of  Sir  Philip  F.,  whose  name 
appears  so  often  in  the  Junius  controversy.  Tench  Francis  settled 
at  Philadelphia,  and  his  great-grandson  was  governor  of  Rhode 
Island.  The  Swifts,  McCalls,  Willings  (of  whom  Charles  W.  was 
great-grandson  of  Harrison  and  Mayne,  two  of  the  regicides,  and 
great-grandfather  of  Lady  Ashburton),  JacksouSj  Sterlings  and 
Byrds  are  here  recorded,  and  form  in  fact  a  very  admirable  outline 
of  the  pedigrees  of  the  most  noted  Pennsylvania  families.     Of  the 


264  American  Genealogist. 

letters  it  is  impossible  to  say  much,  because  the  editor  has  restricted 
the  circulation  of  his  work,  and  his  wishes  ought  to  be  respected. 
They  will  be  of  great  service  to  the  future  historian. 

The  Life  of  Esther  de  Berdt,  afterwards  Esther  Reed  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. Privately  printed.  Philadelphia  :  C.  Sherman,  printer, 
185B. 

This  is  a  volume  of  family  letters  written  about  the  date  of  the 
Kevolution,  and  probably  edited  by  W.  B.  Reed,  Esq. 

The  Sheldon  Magazine ;  or,  a  Genealogical  List  of  the 
Sheldons  in  America,  with  Biographical  and  His- 
torical Notes,  and  Notices  of  other  Families  with 
which  this  intermarried.  By  Eev.  Henry  Olcott 
Sheldon.  Loudon ville,  Ashland  Co.,  Ohio.  1855. 
8vo.  pp.  112. 

This  work  of  which  four  parts  have  been  published,  is  a  list  of 
names  or  outline  of  a  promised  genealogy,  issued  for  the  purpose  of 
corrections,  and  is  therefore  only  to  be  considered  as  a  collection  of 
genealogical  items.  I  believe  the  genealogy  is  soon  to  appear. 
The  first  part  published  in  June,  1855,  contains  pp.  1-28;  the 
second,  Jan.  1857,  pp.  28-55;  the  third,  April,  1857,  pp.  55-82; 
and  the  fourth,  Oct.,  1857,  pp.  82  - 122.  There  are  duplicate  pages 
bearing  the  same  number.  A  notice  in  the  fourth  number  informs 
us  that  another  number  will  complete  what  was  intended  to  be  pub- 
lished "  in  this  edition  of  the  list." 

Register  of  Families  settled  at  the  Town  of  Medford, 
Mass.  Compiled  by  W.  H.  Whitmore.  Reprinted 
from  the  History  of  Medford,  by  Rev.  Charles 
Brooks.  Boston :  Printed  by  John  Wilson  &  Son. 
1855.  pp.  96. 

This  register  was  prepared  for  the  history  of  the  town,  and  it 
comprises  all  the  records  previous  to  1750,  in  relation  to  the  princi- 
pal families.  The  limits  prescribed  did  not  admit  of  a  more  com- 
plete transcript,  though  in  many  cases,  the  genealogies  are  traced 
to  the  present  generation.     The  more  extended  genealogies  in  this 


American  Genealogist.  265 

book  are  those  of  the  following  families  :  Albree,  Blancliavd,  Erad- 
shaw,  Brooks,  Cradock,  Francis,  Hall,  Reeves,  Royall,  Tufts,  Tiirell, 
Usher,  Wade,  Willis  and  Whitmore.  The  last  twenty  pages  are 
given  to  au  account  of  the  Whitmores,  considerably  enlarged  from 
the  record  given  in  the  history  ;  it  has  been  already  noticed  as  a 
separate  publication.  About  one  hundred  copies  of  this  edition 
were  issued,  and  as  it  contains  a  number  of  engravings  from  the 
History  of  Medford,  and  the  typography  is  worthy  of  the  reputa- 
tion of  the  printers,  I  may  venture  to  call  it  a  pretty  book  for  the 
collector's  shelf. 

A  Genealogical  Register  of  the  Descendants  of  the 
Early  Planters  of  Sherborn,  HoUiston,  and  Med- 
waj,  Massachusetts.  By  Rev.  Abner  Morse,  A.  M., 
Member  of  New  England  Historic-Genealogical 
Society.  Boston:  Press  of  Damrell  &  Moore.  1855. 
8vo.  pp.   264. 

These  genealogies  are  very  copious  and  exact,  but  some  of  the 
traditions  recorded  must  be  read  with  due  allowance,  especially 
those  on  the  derivation  of  families  from  English  stock,  for  few 
writers  of  equal  ability  have  recorded  more  unreliable  stories.  On 
his  own  ground  however  of  facts  and  dates  here,  Mr.  Morse  is 
excelled  by  no  genealogist.  The  principal  families  noticed  in  this 
book  ai'e  those  of  Adums,  Bullard,  Clark.  Coolidge,  Cutler,  Daniel, 
Fitch,  Harding,  Hill,  Holbrook,  Lelaud,  Morse,  Partridge,  Perry, 
Phipps,  Richardson,  Rockwood,  Sanger,  Twitchel,  Whitney  and 
Wood.  The  illustrations  arc  portraits  of  John  Quiucy  Adams, 
Charles  Adams  Bullard,  Otis  Bullard,  Rev.  Amos  Clark,  Rev. 
Charles  Fitch,  Edward  Holbrook,  Joseph,  Abner  and  Dr.  Horatio 
Holbrook,  Joseph  Phipps,  Rev.  Zedekiah  Sanger,  and  coats  of  arms 
of  Phipps  and  Holbrook,  the  former  being  that  of  Gov.  Pliips, 
whose  nephew  settled  at  Wrentliam,  the  latter  in  no  way  connected 
with  the  family  here. 

This  work  was   published  again  in   1850,  with  a  new  title  page, 

and  additions  pp.  2G5  -  840.     Pages  5o  -  7  were  also  remodeled,  and 

seven  pages  of  new  matter  inserted  between  pp.  57  —  8,  all  relating  to 

the  Bullards.     The  illustrations  also  are  very  different,  being  por- 

i54 


266  American  Genealogist, 

traits  of  George  and  John  Bullard,  Elihu  Cutler,  Tiiuotliy  Fisk, 
Charles  Fitch,  John  Gr.  Holbrook,  Abner  Morse  and  Joseph  Phipps; 
and  a  map  of  Sherborn,  view  of  Mt.  Ilollis  Seminary,  and  the  fight 
at  Medway. 

As  the  reader  will  observe,  Mr.  Morse  has  been  one  of  the  most 
diligent  and  useful  genealogists  of  the  day,  and  this  record  sbows 
on  every  page  that  he  has  neglected  no  probable  source  of  in- 
formation. His  habit  of  publishing  a  few  pages  of  additions  and 
binding  them  in  a  small  number  of  his  large  histories,  renders  it 
impossible  almost  to  describe  his  works  accurately. 

Rev.  Mr.  Morse  writes  thus  to  a  friend  under  date  Oct.  8,  1861  : 
"  In  my  History  of  Sherborn  and  Holliston.,  I  have  given  the  gene- 
alogy of  all  the  families  who  settled  in  those  places  between 
1654  and  1800,  and  of  several  families  down  to  1854.  I  have 
collected  the  Fay  race  with  a  view  to  publication  in  a  volume  by 
itself.  My  second  volume  of  the  Descendants  of  several  Ancient 
Puritans,  now  being  completed,  will  include  the  Brigham,  the 
Hapgood,  Frary,  Pettee  and  Hewins  races.  My  third  volume  is 
finished  with  a  supplement  to  the  Richards  race,  and  is  confined 
to  the  several  races  of  the  name  of  Richards." 

Family  Memorials.  Genealogies  of  the  Families  and 
Descendants  of  the  Early  Settlers  of  Watertown, 
Massachusetts,  including  Waltham  and  Weston;  to 
which  is  appended  the  early  history  of  the  town. 
With  illustrations,  maps,  and  notes.  By  Henry 
Bond,  M.  D.  Boston :  Little,  Brown  &  Co.,  etc. 
1855.  2  vols.  8vo.  pp.  1094. 

This  work  is  by  far  the  largest  and  most  important  town  history 
yet  issued.  Nearly  one  thousand  pages,  very  closely  printed,  are 
devoted  to  the  genealogy  of  the  Watertown  settlers,  tracing  their 
posterity  to  the  present  time,  and  in  almost  every  instance  embrac- 
ing an  account  of  the  descendants  not  resident  in  that  town.  It 
would  be  useless  to  attempt  to  give  proper  praise  to  this  immense 
work,  which  could  only  have  been  produced  by  a  person  of  great 
industry,  per.^everance,  and  judgment,  careless  of  expense  of  labor. 

The  families  especially  noticed  are,  in  the  first  volume,  those  of 


American  Genealogist.  267 

Allen,  Barnard,  Bemis,  Bigelow,  Biscoe,  Bond,  Bowman,  Bridge, 
Bright,  Browne,  Child,  Coolidge  (and  Wigglesworth),  Cutler,  Cut- 
ting, Dix,  Easterbrook,  Fiske,  Flagg,  Garfield,  Goddard,  Gove, 
Hagar,  Hammond,  Harrington,  Hastings,  Hoar,  Hyde,  Jennison, 
Jones,  Kimball,  Lawrence,  Learned,  Livermore,  Mason,  Mixer, 
Morse,  Norcross,  Park,  Parkhurst,  Peirce,  Sanderson,  Sanger, 
Sherman,  Smith,  Spring,  Stearns  (Stone,  Talbot,  Bellows,  Johnson, 
Redington,  Sparhawk,  Newcomb,  Pratt — all  in  appendices  to 
Stearns),  Stone,  Stratton,  Tarball,  Thornton,  Upham,  Warren,  Wel- 
lington, White,  Whitney,  Woodward  and  Wyman. 

In  the  second  volume  will  be  found  additions  and  corrections, 
chiefly  in  the  names  of  Barstow,  Biscoe,  Bond,  Bowman,  Boylston, 
Bright,  Brooks,  Browne,  Chester,  Coolidge,  Dix,  Eddy,  Eyre, 
Fiske,  Fuller,  Goldstone,  Hammond,  Harris,  Hastings,  Hubbard, 
Jennison,  Lawrence,  Oldham,  Park,  Phillips  (White,  Abbot,  Jewitt, 
Spooner,  Tillinghast,  Quincy  —  all  in  appendices  to  Phillips),  Sal- 
tonstall,  Spring,  Stearns,  Stone,  Warren,  Whitmore,  Whitney, 
Whittemore  and  Woodward. 

The  volumes  are  each  arranged  alphabetically,  and  contain  short 
notices  of  many  other  names,  besides  the  great  number  inserted 
in  the  text,  as  descendants  in  the  female  line. 

Mr.  Bond  was  enabled  to  have  access  to  the  collections  of  Mr. 
Somerby,  and  thus  to  give  the  English  pedegree  of  several  of  these 
settlers.  We  give  the  names  of  those  concerning  whom  there  is 
full  proof  here  given.  The  Barstows  were  from  Shelf,  a  parish  of 
Halifax,  county  of  York ;  the  Bonds  are  traced  to  Jonas  Bond 
of  Bury  St.  Edmunds,  county  of  Suffolk;  the  Brights  and  Gold- 
stones  to  the  same  place,  the  former  family  being  traced  to  John 
Bright  who  died  in  1545.  The  Brownes,  descended  from  two  brothers 
Richard  and  Abraham  and  their  nephew  John,  were  from  a  family 
settled  at  Swan  Hall,  county  of  Suffolk,  and  Stamford,  county  of 
Lincoln.  The  Bigelows  were  from  Wrentham,  county  of  Suffolk, 
and  earlier  from  Cheshire,  the  name  being  Baguly.  Leonard 
Chester,  progenitor  of  the  family  here,  was  from  a  good  family, 
settled  at  Blaby,  county  of  Leicester.  Ephraim  Child  was  a  near 
relative  of  the  Bonds,  and  no  doubt  from  the  same  locality.  The 
Coolidges  are  here  traced  with  all  desirable  probability  to  the  Cool- 


268  American  Genealogist. 

edge  or  Colynge  family,  of  Cottenham,  county  of  Cambridge  ;  and  the 
Groddards  are  known  to  have  come  from  London.  The  Saltonstalls 
are  descended  from  Sir  Richard  S.,.  whose  grandfather  was  Gilbert 
Saltonstall  of  Halifax,  county  of  York,  and  whose  uncle  was  lord 
mayor  of  London,  1597. 

Mr.  Bond  gives  at  the  end  of  the  second  volume,  much  valuable 
information  concerning  the  early  history  of  the  town,  and  its  first 
settlers.  Watertown  has  always  been  a  colonizing  town  ;  in  1634  —  5, 
many  went  to  Connecticut  and  settled  Wethersfield,  and  afterwards 
Stamford,  Milford,  and  Branford  ;  in  1636,  many  settled  at  Ded- 
ham,  and  in  1637,  Sudbury ;  whilst  Concord,  Lancaster  and 
Martha's  Vineyard  were  largely  increased  by  emigrants  frosn  this 
town. 

These  volumes  contain  portraits  of  Sir  Richard  Saltonstall, 
Thomas  Bond,  Thomas  Bright,  Moses  Brown,  William  Coolidge 
Richards,  Benjamin  Goddard,  Samuel  Phillips  and  John  Phillips, 
besides  several  woodcuts  of  residences,  sepulchral  monuments,  coats 
of  arras,  and  maps. 

Dr.  Bond  was  born  at  Watertown,  but  he  resided  the  last  forty 
years  of  his  life  at  Philadelphia,  where  he  was  highly  esteemed. 
By  his  will  he  left  to  the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  So- 
ciety his  very  valuable  collection  of  manuscripts,  and  about  one 
thousand  unbound  copies  of  the  History  of  Watertown.  The 
society  appointed  a  board  of  trustees  to  attend  to  the  sale  of  the 
history,  and  a  second  edition  has  accordingly  been  issued  with  a 
memoir  of  the  author,  by  Horatio  Gates  Jones,  Esq.  A  portrait 
of  the  author  was  also  added. 

Genealogical  Notes,  or  Contributions  to  the  Family 
History  of  some  of  the  First  Settlers  of  Connecti- 
cut and  Massachusetts.  By  the  late  Nathaniel 
Goodwin.  Hartford  :  F.  A.  Brown.  1856.  8vo.  pp. 
362. 

This  work  contains  a  selection  from  his  collections  made  by 
Judge  Goodwin,  just  previous  to  his  death,  and  now  published  in 
charge  of  Charles  J.  Hoadly,  Esq.,  state  librarian.  The  families 
here  traced  are  those  of  Blakeman,  Chester,  Clark,  Case,  Dwight, 


American  Genealogist.  269 

Edwards,  Goodrich,  Goodwin,  Gurley,  Ilollister,  Hopkins,  Tnger- 
soll,  Jones,  Judson,  Kent,  Lord,  Mather,  Metcalf,  Mygatt,  Nott, 
Porter,  Sedgwick,  Smith,  Spencer,  Stone,  Storrs,  Terry,  Treat, 
Ward,  Webster,  Wells,  and   Whiting. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  add  that  these  genealogies  are  clear, 
full,  and  in  every  respect  satisfactory.  None  of  our  authors  have 
ever  excelled  3Ir.  Goodwin  in  the  method  of  displaying  their  acqui- 
sitions, and  no  one  probably  was  so  familiar  as  he,  with  the  early 
records  of  his  state.  There  is  a  good  memoir  of  him  in  this  volume 
prepared  by  his  friend,  Henry  Barnard,  Esq.,  from  which  we  learn 
that  his  upright  character  and  unceasing  industry  obtained  for  him 
a  large  share  of  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  fellow  citizens. 
Pie  was  long  time  clerk  and  judge  of  probate  for  Hartford,  and 
his  antiquarian  zeal  was  not  only  here  encouraged,  but  it  was  of 
great  service  to  the  public.  He  was  one  of  the  original  incor- 
porators of  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society,  and  at  the  time  of 
his  death,  was  vice-president  of  the  New  England  Historic-Genea- 
logical Society. 

Genealogical  History  with  Short  Sketches  and  Family 
Records  of  the  Early  Settlers  of  West  Sinisbiny, 
now  Canton,  Conn.  By  Abiel  Brown,  Esq.,  with 
an  Introductory  and  Commendatory  Notice  by 
Rev.  J.  Burt.  Hartford :  Press  of  Case,  TifRiny 
&  Co.  1856.  8vo.  pp.  151. 

The  families  recorded  in  this  very  accurate  and  interesting  book 
are  those  of  Adams,  Alfoi-d,  Bacon,  Bronson,  Brown,  Barber, 
Buel,  Case,  Curtis,  Dyer,  Everest,  Foote,  Garrett,  Hill,  Humphrey, 
Higly,  Mills,  Moses,  Merrell,  Mossinger,  Phelps,  Segur,  and  Wilcox. 

It  is  much  to  be  regretted  that  the  autliur  did  not  give  full  dates, 
as  he  has  given  us  only  the  year  and  not  added  the  day  and  month; 
it  will  however  be  of  much  service  to  those  tracing  Connecticut 
families. 


270  American  Genealogist. 

Old  Churches,  Ministers  and  Families  of  Virginia. 
By  Bishop  Meade.  In  two  volumes.  Philadelphia : 
J.  B.  Lippincott  &  Co.  1857.  8vo.  pp.  480  and  495. 

These  two  volumes  contain  a  fund  of  information  extremely  valu- 
able and  interesting  to  the  genealogist.  Notwithstanding  that  Epis- 
copacy was  engrafted  upon  the  earliest  established  government 
in  Virginia,  and  for  a  century  or  more,  ruled  undisputed,  yet  the 
character  of  the  establishment  was  long  of  a  poor  kind.  Many  able 
and  devoted  men  became  her  ministers,  but  there  was  a  lack  of 
centralization  in  the  settlements,  which  prevented  the  prosperity 
that  attended  the  independent  churches  in  New  England.  In  the 
latter  place  the  clergy  was  the  predominant  class  in  the  community, 
but  in  Virginia  the  glebes  and  tithes  attracted  few  members  of  the 
patrician  families.  The  lowest  point  of  the  fortunes  of  the  church 
was  probably  just  at  the  beginning  of  this  century,  when  the  glebes 
were  declared  forfeited,  the  communion  plate  seized  in  many  cases, 
and  churches  in  many  parishes  were  abandoned  and  desecrated.  A 
reaction,  however,  took  place,  and  no  inconsiderable  portion  of  the 
advance  of  the  church  has  been  due  to  the  author  of  these  volumes, 
the  Rt.  Rev.  William  Meade. 

In  these  sketches  of  the  old  churches  and  families,  he  has  been 
obliged  to  draw  a  sad  picture  of  the  decay  of  both ;  but  it  is  well 
indeed  thiit  some  one  has  felt  impelled  to  gather  up  the  memorials 
of  the  past,  ere  they  had  suffered  a  farther  neglect.  We  find  herein 
an  account  of  pilgrimages  to  the  different  parishes,  in  which  are 
recorded  the  remains  of  the  past  glories  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Virginia.  In  too  many  cases,  the  historian  has  found  the  parish 
churches  unroofed  and  decayed,  the  tombstones  broken,  or  even  dis- 
covered that  the  plough-share  has  obliterated  all  trace  of  some  former 
place  of  sepulture.  He  has  persevered,  however,  nobly,  and  has 
given  us  the  history  of  many  families  from  the  recollections  of  per- 
sons long  deceased,  supplying  what  deficiencies  he  could  from  the 
vestry  books.  Of  course,  this  method  of  relating  family  history, 
leaves  many  dates  unsupplied,  and  forms  but  a  skeleton  of  the  gene- 
alogy :  but  enough  is  given  to  show  that  an  opulent  and  well-born 
class  occupied  the  prominent  place  in   colonial  times.     A  brief  list 


American  Genealogist.  271 

is  here  given  of  the  more  extended  genealogies  iu  the  book,  though 
every  page,  nearly,  contains  some  interesting  fact : 

Ambler,  i,  103  ;  Barradal,  i,  198  ;  Baylor,  ii,  460  ;  Beverly,  ii,  481 ; 
Bland,  i,  446;  Boiling,  i,  78-9;  Bowdoin,i,  259;  Bridger,  i,  305 ; 
Erokenbrough,  ii,  474;  Burwell,  i,  353;  Carter,  ii,  110,  120; 
Cabell,  ii,  61;  Campbell,  ii,  159;  Carrington,  ii,  28;  Coles,  i,  238 ; 
Corbin,  ii,  145;  Gustis,  i,  202;  Dangerfield,  i,  405;  Digges,  i,  238, 
244;  Dupuy,  i,  467;  Kllis,  ii,  460;  Eyre,  i,  259;  Fairfax,  ii,  105; 
Fauntleroy,  ii,  474;  Fitzhugh,  il,  192;  Fontaine,  i,  465;  Fowke, 
ii,482;  Grimes,  i,  370  ;  Harrison,!,  311 ;  Hopkins,  i,  460;  Jacqueline, 
i,  97;  Latane,  i,  393;  Lee,  ii,  136,  144;  Lewis,  ii,  232,  324  ;  Lud- 
well,  i,  195;  Madison,  ii,  96;  Maury,  i,  465;  ii,  44;  Mason,  ii, 
229;  Meade,  i,  291;  Morgan,  ii,  302;  Nelson,  i,  205;  Newton,  ii, 
151  ;  Page,  i,  147,  195,  331,  349,  351;  Peyton,  ii,  464;  Pendleton, 
ii,  298 ;  Phillips,  ii,  482  ;  Powell,  ii,  277  ;  Rose,  i,  402  ;  Randolph, 
i,  138  ;  Robinson,  i,  378;  Spottswood,  i,  465;  Taylor,  ii,  98;  Tay- 
loe,  ii,  181  ;  Turner,  ii,  186;  Washington,  ii,  166;  Watkins,  i,  450. 

The  fact  seems  indisputable,  that  the  more  wealthy  portion  of 
the  early  colonists  of  Virginia,  were  generally  of  a  higher  social 
position  in  England  than  were  the  settlers  of  New  England. 
Bishop  Meade  has  given  but  a  small  portion  of  the  families  form- 
erly possessed  of  wealth  and  rank,  but  this  little  will  confirm  the 
assertion.  Thus  the  Amblers  were  from  Yorkshire,  the  Jacque- 
lines  from  Kent,  and  originally  from  the  Vendeean  family;  the 
Barradalls  and  Brays  were  of  the  gentry;  the  Spottswoods  are  de- 
scended from  Sir  Robert  S.,  distinguished  in  Scottish  history ; 
Thomas  Ludwell  was  born  at  Bruton,  county  of  Somerset,  England, 
and  left  a  numerous  progeny.  The  Nelsons  were  from  PeuriflF; 
Edward  Digges  was  son  of  Sir  Dudley  Digges,  bart.,  master  of  the 
rolls.  The  Bowdoins  were  a  branch  of  the  Huguenot  family  which 
settled  in  New  England;  the  Dupuys,  Maurys,  Fontaines  and 
Latanes  were  also  Huguenots.  The  Burwells  were  descended  from 
an  old  family  in  Bedfordshire,  and  the  Bacons  and  Harrisons 
were  of  like  good  stock.  The  Robinsons  trace  their  pedigree  to 
Christopher,  the  emigrant,  who  was  brother  to  Dr.  John  R.  Bishop 
of  Bristol.  The  Blands  and  Dangerfields  were  high  in  office  in  the 
earliest  days  of  the  colony.     Robert  Boiling  married  the  only  grand- 


272  American  Genealogist. 

child  of  Pocahontas,  and  every  descendant  from  that  marriage  is 
proud  of  his  ancestry ;  tlie  progenitor  of  the  Arches  was  from 
Kipon, -county  of  York.  The  Carringtons  and  Mayos  were  from 
Barbados;  Grov.  Clement  Read  married  a  Hill  of  the  family  of  the 
Marquis  of  Lansdowne.  The  Taylors  were  from  Carlisle,  and  the 
Madisons  probably  were  of  equal  rank  as  they  early  intermarried. 
Richard  Lee  was  of  Stratford-Langton,  in  Essex,  and  belonged  to 
the  Shropshire  family  of  Lees,  settled  at  Merton-Regis.  The 
Carters,  Pages,  Randolphs  and  Washingtons  were  all  of  the  gentry, 
as  were  many  more  not  recorded  in  this  book. 

We  have  only  glanced  at  a  portion  of  the  families  here  recorded, 
and  the  list  given  above  is  only  of  the  longer  notices.  In  almost 
every  parish  some  vestry  book  has  been  preserved,  showing  who 
were  the  prominent  parishioners;  or  the  esteem  in  which  the 
Bishop  is  deservedly  held,  enabled  him  to  obtain  access  to  family 
documents,  and  thus  learn  concerning  the  past.  It  is  certainly  to 
be  hoped  that  the  example  herein  set  will  be  followed,  and  that 
local  antiquaries  and  societies  will  prevent  any  farther  destruction 
of  the  remaining  relics  of  the  past,  and  will  combine  to  make 
public  that  which  is  now  shut  up  in  private  collections. 

Pictures  of  the  Olclen  Time,  as  shown  in  the  fortunes 
of  a  family  of  the  Pilgrims.  By  Edmund  H.  Sears. 
With  a  Genealogy.  Private  edition.  Boston: 
Crosby,  Nichols  &  Co.  1857.  8vo.  pp.  327  and  96. 

The  family,  whose  real  vicissitudes  are  here  presented  in  a  garb 
of  fiction,  is  that  of  Sears.  How  much  a  genealogy  is  improved  by 
such  a  treatment  is  of  course  a  matter  on  which  opinions  will 
widely  differ,  but  Mr.  Sears  has  certainly  written  a  very  interesting 
historical  novel,  and  many  of  his  readers  will  be  thankful  for  his 
representations  of  life  in  England  and  Holland  in  the  sixteenth  and 
seventeenth  centuries.  Richard  Sears,  the  elder  of  two  brothers, 
was  of  a  family  of  distinction  in  Colchester,  as  the  records  and 
monuments  existing  clearly  prove.  He  married  Anne,  daughter  of 
Sir  Edmund  Knyvett  and  Jane  Bourchier  his  wife,  heiress  of  Lord 
Berners,  but  having  adopted  the  Reformed  religion,  he  was  obliged 
to  seek  refuge  in  Holland,  where  he  died  in   1540,  aged  32.     His 


American  Genealogist.  273 

only  son,  John  Bourchier  Sayer,  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Admiral  Sir  John  Hawkins,  and  had  four  sons,  the  eldest  of  whom, 
John  Bourchier,  married  Marie  L.,  daughter  of  Philip  Lamoral  van 
Egmond.  of  a  family  distinguished  in  the  history  of  Holland. 
This  latter  John  Bourchier  was  father  of  Richard  Sears,  who  set- 
tled at  Plymouth,  Mass.,  and  was  the  ancestor  of  the  large  family 
here  recorded  in  the  second  part.  The  genealogical  portion  of  the 
book  is  very  well  executed  and  contains  some  interesting  notes  on 
the  bearers  of  the  name. 

Vail  Family. 

I  have  seen  several  circulars  issued  by  Alfred  Vail  of  Morris- 
town,  N.  J.,  containing  many  items  relative  to  families  of  the  uame. 
The  first  page  dated  March  27,  1857,  its  reverse,  May  5th,  contain- 
ing the  Vailes  of  Ludlow,  Vt.,  and  of  Virginia.  The  second,  two 
pages.  May  12,  Vailes  of  North  Carolina;  third  sheet,  May  21, 
map  of  the  author's  pedigree ;  fourth  sheet,  June  3,  circular  of 
•  questions  about  the  family;  fii'th,  four  pages  relative  to  John  Vail, 
a  Quaker  of  Plainfield,  N.  J.;  sixth,  a  circular  dated  January, 
1858.  There  are  also  two  sheets,  printed  on  yellow  paper,  of  obitu- 
aries and  wills,  and  a  printed  form  to  be  filled  and  returned  to  the 
compiler.  I  am  not  sure  that  these  were  all  the  sheets  issued,  but 
they  contain  much  information  concerning  the  family.  In  1863,  a 
friend  wrote  me  that  he  had  thirty-one  separate  items  of  these 
circulars,  of  which  one  was  a  genealogy  of  ten  pages,  and  another 
one  of  eight  pages. 

The  Paine  Family  Register,  or,  Genealogical  Notes 
and  Queries.  Nos.  1  to  8.  Albany,  N.  Y.  :  J. 
Munsell.  1857-59.  4to. 

This  work,  of  which  eight  numbers  have  appeared,  and  which 
will  probably  be  completed  in  four  more  numbers,  was  undertaken 
by  Dr.  Henry  D.  Paine,  as  a  convenient  method  of  disseminating 
and  collecting  information  concerning  the  numerous  families  of  the 
name.  It  is  certainly  a  very  good  plan,  though  involving  some 
expense,  and  secures  to  the  family  a  great  amount  of  information, 
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274  American  Genealogist. 

whose  publication  elsewise  would  depend  on  the  chances  of  the 
completion  of  a  good  genealogy.  The  work  was  continued  quar- 
terly in  April,  July  and  October  to  July,  1858,  in  numbers  of 
8  pages  each.  The  eighth  number  was  issued  Jan.,  1859,  and  I 
have  not  heard  of  the  completion  of  the  work. 

The  Will  of  William  Lawrence,  born  in  Groton,  1783, 
died  in  Boston  1848,  to  which  are  prefixed  the 
wills  of  William  Bordman  Senior,  who  died  in  1806 ; 
of  his  daughter  Susannah  Bordman,  who  died  the 
same  year,  and  of  his  son  William  Bordman,  born 
1760,  died  1842;  also  the  will  of  Mrs.  Susan  Rug- 
gles  Lawrence,  born  1787,  died  1858.  [The  Law- 
rence Arms.]  Boston.  Six  copies  printed  for  the 
use  of  the  Trustees.  1860.  folio,  pp.  48. 

This  compilation  is  beautifully  printed,  and  is  from  the  Riverside 
Press  of  H.  0.  Houghton  and  Company,  Cambridge,  Massachusetts. 
There  is  a  head  piece  to  each  division  of  the  book,  and  nine  initial 
letters  printed  in  red.  The  W  of  William  and  L  of  Lawrence,  on 
the  title  page,  are  mediaeval  letters,  printed  in  red,  and  were  cut 
for  the  book.  Besides  the  wills  mentioned  in  the  title,  and  a  brief 
introduction  by  the  compiler,  signed  H.  A.  W.,  the  book  contains 
memoranda  relating  to  the  families  of  William  Bordman,  and  of 
Caleb  Davis,  the  son  of  Joshua  and  Sarah  Davis,  born  in  Wood- 
stock, Conn.,  Oct.  25, 1738;  died  in  Boston,  July  6, 1797;  and  who 
was  the  first  speaker  of  the  Massachusetts  house  of  representatives, 
under  the  constitution,  in  1780  :  Memoranda  relating  to  the  family 
of  William  Lawrence,  giving  his  descent  from  John  Lawrence  of 
Wisset,  county  of  Suffolk,  England,  and  of  Watertown  and  Grroton, 
Mass.,  with  two  generations  of  his  descendants,  being  all  of  his 
descendants  born  to  the  date,  October,  1861;  and  a  list  of  family 
portraits. 


American  Genealogist.  275 


A  Genealogical  Dictionary  of  the  First  Settlers  of  New 
England,  showing  Three  Generations  of  those  who 
came  before  Ma}^,  1692,  on  the  basis  of  Farmer's 
Register.  By  James  Savage,  former  President  of 
the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  and  Editor  of 
Winthrop's  History  of  New  England.  In  four 
volumes.  Boston:  Little,  Brown  &  Co.  1860.  Vols. 
I  and  II.  pp.  516  and  599  :  Vol.  III.  1861.  pp. 
664  :  Vol.  IV.  1862.  pp.  714. 

This  is  a  work  of  the  highest  value  to  the  genealogist,  and  is 
indeed  the  foundation  of  every  library  in  which  family  histories  are 
to  claim  a  place.  It  is  as  necessary  as  a  dictionary  of  any  language 
is  to  a  student  thereof,  and  partakes  necessarily  of  such  defects  as 
are  inseparable  from  this  condensed  form  of  supplying  information. 
In  these  volumes  it  is  intended  to  give  the  dates  of  marriage  and 
death  of  every  immigrant  hither  previous  to  1692,  dates  of  the 
birth,  marriage  and  death  of  his  children  and  of  the  birth  of  his 
grandchildren,  thus  recording  the  first  three  generations.  This 
plan  of  course  produces  a  seeming  inequality,  as  a  child  brough: 
here  by  its  parents  is  assumed  as  a  head  of  a  family,  though  one 
born  here  twenty  years  before  is  not;  but  a  limit  was  of  necessity  to 
be  fixed  somewhere,  and  it  would  be  difficult  to  suggest  one  better 
than  that  adopted. 

The  limit  of  time,  1692,  is  a  very  judicious  one,  since,  as  the 
author  states,  "  nineteen-twentieths  of  the  people  in  New  England, 
in  1775,  were  descendants  of  those  found  here  at  that  time." 

As  to  the  execution  of  the  plan,  every  reader  must  give  Mr. 
Savage  unqualified  praise.  It  is  impossible  that  there  should  not 
be  numerous  omissions,  but  there  will  be  found  but  very  few  errors. 
There  must  be  so  many  sources  of  information  yet  unexamined,  so 
many  manuscripts  yet  unpublished,  that  we  may  reasonably  expect 
to  fill  up  many  gaps  in  the  account;  still  the  main  portion  of  the 
work  has  been  performed,  under  the  most  favorable  circumstances. 
Mr.  Savage  has  devoted  fifteen  years  to  his  Dictionary,  and,  in 
addition  to  his  own  researches,  he  has  maintained  an  extensive 
correspondence,  and  thus  obtained  the  results  of  a  dozen  careful 


276  American  Genealogist. 

antiquaries.  Indeed  for  the  last_  five  or  six  years,  nearly  every 
genealogist  lias  taken  pains  to  communicate  to  him  such  new  items 
as  might  be  discovered  in  tracing  any  special  family. 

This  work  is  one  intended  for  the  student,  and  hence  economy  of 
space  has  been  studied,  by  the  use  of  abbreviations,  easily  under- 
stood. It  may  be  well  to  note,  however,  that  the  old  orthography 
of  surnames  was  very  variable,  and  a  name  may  be  on  this  list  in  a 
place  not  warranted  by  the  modern  spelling. 

One  great  excellence  of  the  work  remains  to  be  noted  ;  as  he 
has  embraced  all  New  England  in  the  plan  of  investigation,  he  has 
been  able  to  collect  the  different  settlers  of  the  same  surname  into 
one  field  of  vision ;  and  as  so  many  Massachusetts  men  removed 
from  the  sea-board,  farther  inland,  and  disappeared  from  record 
there,  the  genealogist  will  now  often  discover  the  location  else- 
where of  some  long-missing  branch  of  his  family. 

This  Dictionary  will  long  remain  a  monument  to  the  industry 
and  public  spirit  of  the  author,  and  a  witness  of  his  freedom  from 
prejudice,  and  his  ability  to  discover  and  confute  the  numerous  ridi- 
culous traditions  heretofore  current  amongr  us. 


Genealogies  of  Hadley  Families,  embracing  the  early 
settlers  of  the  Towns  of  Hatfield,  South  Hadley, 
Amherst  and  Granby.  Northampton:  Metcalf  & 
Company,  printers.  1862,  8vo.  pp.  168. 

This  is  a  reissue  of  a  portion  of  Judd's  History  of  the  town,  but 
all  this  part  was  the  work  of  Hon.  Lucius  M.  Boltwood.  Mr.  Judd 
had  made  large  collections,  but  having  left  them  in  a  confused  state, 
the  editor  was  obliged  to  do  all  the  work  anew,  and  is  entitled  to  the 
whole  credit. 

The  families  here  recorded  are  those  of  Allis,  Alvord,  Ayres, 
Baldwin,  Barnard,  Bartlett,  Belding,  Billings,  Boltwood,  Chauncy, 
Church,  Clark,  Coleman,  Cook,  Cole,  Dickinson,  Eastman,  Field,  Fook, 
Frary,  Gaylord,  Goodman,  Graves,  Green,  Hastings,  Hawley,  Hins- 
dale, Hopkins,  Hovey,  Hubbard,  Ingram,  Judd,  Kellogg,  Lewis, 
Lyman,  Marsh,  Mattoon,  Montague,  Moody,  Nash,  Parsons,  Part- 
ridge, Perkins,  Pierce,  Pomeroy,  Porter,  Preston,  Russell,  Selden, 


American  Genealogist.  277 

Seymour,  Smith,    Strong,    Taylor,  Vinton,  Wait,  Warner,  Wells, 
White,  Williams,  Woodbridge,  Wright,  Younglove. 

These  are  only  the  titles  of  the  more  prominent  families,  and  the 
book  contains  numerous  short  articles  concerning  the  settlers  in  the 
western  part  of  Massachusetts. 

A  Centennial  Memorial  of  Christian  and  Anna  Maria 
Wolff,  March  twenty-fifth,  18G3.  With  brief  Re- 
cords of  their  children  and  Relatives 

Philadelphia.  1863.  Svo.  pp.  viii.  113. 

This  work  was  written  by  George  Wolff  Fahnestock,  and  one 
hundred  copies  were  privately  printed  for  the  use  of  descendants. 
It  traces  the  family  to  John  Greorge  Wolff,  born  in  Oberhochstadt 
in  the  Palatinate,  August  10th,  1676,  whose  son,  George  Michael 
Wolff,  removed  to  Pennsylvania  in  1739. 

The  Browns  of  Nottingham. 

An  octavo  pamphlet,  writes  my  informant,  of  18  pages,  with  the 
above  for  its  only  title,  was  issued  in  1864,  by  Gilbert  Cope,  of  West 
Chester,  who  himself  set  the  type  and  printed  the  edition.  It  con- 
tains a  list  of  243  descendants  of  James  and  William  Brown,  sons 
of  William  Brown  of  Bedfordshire  or  Northamptonshire,  England. 
They  emigrated  to  this  country  about  1680,  and  settled  in  West 
Nottingham,  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania. 

My  Ancestors  in  America.  Compiled,  printed  and  pub- 
lished for  gratuitous  distribution  among  near  rela- 
tives, by  Wm.  Blake  Pierce.  Chicago.  1864.  8vo. 
pp.  48. 

The  families  embraced  in  this  record  are  those  of  Blake,  Pierce, 
Tappen,  and  Homes.  Concerning  all  of  these,  many  interesting 
facts  are  given,  though  as  the  author  is  investigating  only  his  own 
line  of  ancestry,  the  collateral  branches  are  untraced.  We  do 
not  know  of  any  similiar  publication,  though  the  plan  of  tracing  all 
of  one's  progenitors  on  the  maternal  side,  as  well  as  the  paternal,  has 


278  American  Genealogist. 

often  been  attempted  by  genealogists.  Tbe  great  space  necessary 
to  do  tbis  well,  and  tbe  lack  of  any  good  system,  bave  prevented 
sucb  tables  from  seeing  tbe  ligbt  in  print. 

Centennial  Meeting  of  the  Descendants  of  Philip  and 
Rachel  Price.  Philadelphia:  Caxton  Press  of  C. 
Sherman,  Son  &  Co.  1865.  12mo.  pp.  86. 

This  memorial  is  by  tbe  Hon.  Eli  K.  Price,  president  of  tbe 
Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Society  of  Pbiladelpbia.  Tbe  meet- 
ing was  beld  at  tbe  old  bomestead  in  East  Bradford.  Pennsylvania. 
Tbe  family  is  traced  to  Pbilip  Price,  wbo  was  settled  in  Haverford, 
about  six  miles  from  Pbiladelpbia,  prior  to  1697,  and  wbo  was  tbe 
great-great-gran dfatber  of  tbe  Pbilip  Price,  tbe  centennial  anniver- 
sary of  wbose  birtb  was  tbus  celebrated. 

The  Davis  Family  Record,  edited  by  Charles  H.  S. 
Davis,  M.D.  A  Monthly  Journal  devoted  to  the 
History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Davis  Family.  Meri- 
den.  Conn.  November,  1867.  Vol.  1,  No.  1.  8vo. 
pp.  8. 

Tbree  parts  of  tbis  magazine  bave  appeared,  but  we  fail  to  see 
any  proof  of  tbe  necessity  or  value  of  sucb  a  publication.  It  con- 
tains numerous  scraps  of  genealogy  in  relation  to  tbe  various  Davises 
in  America,  but  tbese  bad  better  bave  remained  in  manuscript 
until  some  proper  use  could  be  made  of  tbe  material.  Tbe  printing 
is  simply  execrable,  and  tbe  work  will  be  valued  ratberas  a  curiosity 
tban  as  a  valuable  contribution  to  genealogy. 

Historical  Collections  of  the  Essex  Institute.  Vol.  I  - 
VIII.  Salem :  Published  for  the  Essex  Institute. 
1859-1867. 

Tbere  is  a  great  deal  of  material  bere  tbat  will  be  of  service  to 
tbe  genealogist.  Two  series  of  contributions  by  Mr.  Ira  J.  Patch, 
are  deserving  of  particular  notice.  Tbese  are  tbe  records  of  births, 
marriages  and  deaths  in  Salem,  began  in  tbe  first  number,  and  cim- 
tinued   in   nearly  every  number   since ;  and  abstracts  from  wills, 


American  Genealogist.  279 

inventories,  etc.,  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  clerk  of  courts,  Salem, 
Mass.,  some  of  which  have  been  published  in  every  number.  The 
first  probate  document  on  file,  is  a  will,  proved  1640,  and  from  this 
date,  to  November,  1681,  abstracts  of  all  the  documents  are  given. 
The  Institute  has  recently  been  largely  aided  by  the  bounty  of 
Greorge  Peabody,  Esq.,  and  having  incorporated  with  itself  the 
Marine  Society  of  Salem,  it  has  been  enabled  to  divide  and  classify 
the  objects  to  which  it  is  devoted. 


The  Heraldic  Journal:  recording  the  Armorial  Bearings 
and  Genealogies  of  American  Families.  Boston: 
Wiggin  &  Lunt,  publishers.  Vol.  I -III.  1865, 
1866,  1867.  8vo.  pp.  192,  in  each  volume. 

This  quarterly  magazine,  the  first  devoted  to  this  subject  ever 
published  here,  was  established  by  the  committee  on  heraldry,  of 
the  New  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society.  The  second  vo- 
lume was  edited  by  W.  S.  Appleton,  the  others  by  W.  H.  Whitmore, 
editor  of  the  volume  for  1868,  now  in  progress.  The  necessity 
of  such  a  work  is  evident,  since  eoats-of-arms,  when  properly  used, 
are  the  best  possible  aids  to  the  genealogist  in  tracing  a  family. 
Yet  so  little  is  known  in  this  country  of  the  science  of  heraldry, 
that  such  proofs  have  been  for  jears  neglected,  chiefly  because  the 
genealogists  could  not  understand  their  value.  From  tomb-stones 
have  been  copied  the  words  of  an  inscription,  and  the  more  import- 
ant symbolical  statement  overlooked. 

The  publishers  of  this  journal  have  brought  together  such  scat- 
tered facts  as  they  could  find,  have  printed  the  epitaphs  from 
numerous  grave-yards,  and  given  engravings  of  many  seals  and 
paintings.  In  many  cases  the  genealogies  of  families  have  been 
printed  here  for  the  first  time,  and  the  work  is  one  which  no  gene- 
alogist can  afford  to  pass  over  without  consulting. 


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The  New  England  Historical  &  Genealogical  Kegister, 
published  quarterlj^,  under  the  patronage  of  the 
New  England  Historic-Genealogical  Society.  For 
the  year  1847.  Volume  I.  Boston:  Samuel  G. 
Drake,  publisher.  1847;  Volume  XXI,  1867. 

In  1845,  Charles  Ewer,  J.  Wingate  Thornton,  Joseph  Willard, 
and  their  associates,  were  incorporated  as  the  New  England  His- 
toric-Grenealogical  Society ;  the  first  steps  towards  the  formation  of 
the  society  having  been  taken  by  Mr.  Ewer,  S.  G.  Drake,  Mr. 
Thorton,  Lemuel  Shattuck,  and  W.  H.  Montague.  In  1847,  it  was 
determined  to  issue  a  quarterly  magazine,  and  the  first  number" 
appeared  with  Rev.  Dr.  William  Cogswell  as  editor,  and  S.  Gr.  Drake 
as  publisher.  The  Register  has  since  been  regularly  issued,  and  has 
completed  its  twenty-first  year,  a  longevity  never  before  attained  in 
this  country,  or  in  England,  by  any  work  on  the  science  of  Genealogy. 
The  magazine  has  been  issued  under  the  care  of  a  committee  of  the 
Society,  and  nearly  the  whole  time  Mr.  Drake  has  been  connected 
with  the  management,  having  edited  many  of  the  volumes.  To  his 
exertions,  indeed,  the  success  of  the  magazine  may  be  mainly  attri- 
buted, as  it  has  never  been  a  source  of  profit  to  the  publisher,  and  no 
one  would  devote  the  labor  necessary  for  its  editing,  but  an  enthu- 
siast in  the  cause. 

I  mu^  here  find  space  to  record  the  labors  also  of  John  Ward 
Dean  and  William  B.  Trask,  who  have  been  on  the  publishing  com- 
mittee for  several  years.  Their  work  does  not  appear  to  so  much 
advantage  as  that  of  the  compiler  of  a  large  genealogy,  but  the 
necessary  work  of  revising  the  proofs,  verifying  statements,  and  ob- 
taining documents,  has  been  cheerfully  performed  by  them,  and  has 
greatly  enhanced  the  value  of  the  magazine. 

It  is  impossible  to  overrate  the  impetus  given  to  the  study  of 
genealogy  by  the  establishment  of  this  periodical.  Not  only  by  the 
numerous  genealogies  published  in  its  pages  has  this  been  eflFected, 
but  it  has  formed  a  rallying  point  for  students,  and  their  collections 
slowly  aggregating,  now  constitute  an  important  item  in  the  list  of 
accessible  authorities.  Genealogists  have  been  shown  the  value  of 
even  the  smallest  items,  and  they  have  also  been  informed  of  the 


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simplest  and  most  concise  method  of  publishing  the  information 
they  have  acquired.  To  estimate  the  progress  made,  it  is  suflScient 
to  compare  the  Farmer,  Sprague,  and  Thayer  Genealogies,  with 
those  of  Drake,  Foote,  Shattuck,  White,  and  Chauncey. 

Each  volume  contains  an  index  of  names,  including  every  sur- 
name in  the  book,  and  a  classified  index  of  subjects.  The  tenth 
volume  also  contains  a  general  index  of  subjects  in  the  first  ten 
volumes,  and  the  fifteenth  a  similar  index  for  the  five  volumes  pre- 
ceding and  including  it.  An  effort  is  now  being  make  to  prepare 
and  publish  an  index  of  names  for  the  whole  twenty  volumes. 
I  give  a  list  of  the  principal  genealogies,  many  of  them  occupying 
over  ten  pages,  but  the  genealogist  will  find  it  worth  while  to  consult 
the  Memoirs  of  Suhscrihers  to  Prince's  Annals,  and  the  various 
biographies  and  obituaries.  Other  very  important  features,  also, 
are  the  synopsis  of  early  wills  for  Suff"olk  and  Plymouth  counties, 
and  the  copies  of  the  early  records  of  Boston,  Maiden,  Haddam, 
Middletown,  Westerly,  and  many  other  towns.  In  short  the  stu- 
dent desirous  of  tracing  any  familj"^  in  New  England,  should  search 
Savage  first,  and  then  the  indices  of  the  volumes  of  the  Register. 

List  of  Genealogies  in  the  first  twenty-one  Volumes. 

Adams,  vii,    30,    351 ;  viii,  41 ;    Bowdoin,  viii,  247 ;  x,  78. 

X,  89;  xi,  53;  xiv,  360.  Bowes,  x,  82,  129. 

Addington,  iv,  117.  Bowles,  ii,  192. 

Allen,  X,  225.  Boylston,  vii,  145,  351. 

Allerton,  viii,  270.  Bradford,  iv,  39,  233  ;  ix,  127, 
Ames,  xvi,  255.  218;  xiv,  174. 

Amory,  x,  59.  Bradstreet,  viii,  312;  ix,  113. 

Amsden.  xv,  21.  Brastow,  xiii,  249. 

Ashley,  ii,  394.  Bridges,  viii,  252. 

Ayres,  xv,  56;  xvii,  307.  Brooks,  v,  355. 

Babcock,  xix,  215.  Brown,  vi,  232;  ix,  219. 

Bache,  viii,  374.  Burr,  v,  472. 

Balch,  ix,  233.  Butler,  i,  167;  ii,  355;  iii,  73, 
Ballantine,  vi,  371.  353. 

Bangs,  viii,  368;  x,  157.  Capen,  xx,  246.  , 

Barnaby,  xviii,  361.  Carpenter,  ix,  52. 

Belknap,  xiii,  17.  Carter,  xvii,  51. 

Boughey,  v,  307.  Chadbourne,  xiii,  339. 
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Chapin,  xv,  352. 

Chase,  i,  68. 

Chauncey,  x,  105,  256 ;  xi,  148. 

Checkley,  ii,  349  ;  xv,  13. 

Chipman,  xv,  79. 

Choate,  XV,  293. 

Church,  xi,  154. 

Chute,  xiii,  123. 

Clapp,  xiv,  275;  xv,  215. 

Clopton,  xviii,  184. 

Coffin,  ii,  337. 

Colesworthy,  xv,  320. 

Collins,  ix,  335. 

Colraan,  xii,  129. 

Cotton,  i,  164;  iv,  92. 

Cradock,    viii,  27 ;  ix,    122 ;    x, 

231. 
Crooker,  xii,  68. 
Curwen,  x,  305. 
Cushing,  viii,  41 ;  xix,  39. 
Dane,  viii,  148  ;  xviii,  263. 
Danforth,  vii,  315. 
Davenport,  iii,  351 ;  ix,  146. 
Davis,  XX,  212,  299 ;  xxi,  65. 
Deane,    iii,    375;    ix,  93;   xviii, 

263. 
Dearborn,  ii,  81,297.' 
Delamater,  xiv,  41. 
Dexter,  viii,  248. 
Dodge,  XV,  254. 
Doolittle,  vi,  293. 
Dudley,  i,  71 ;  x,  130. 
Dumaresq,  xvii,  317. 
Eastman,  xxi,  229. 
Edgerly,  xv,  337. 
Eliot,  viii,  45,  259;  x,  355. 
Endecott,  i,  335. 
■  Eppes,  xiii,  115. 
Everett,  xiv,  215. 
Eyre,  xv,  13,  58. 


Farmer,  i,  21,  360. 

Farrar,  vi,  313. 

Field,  xvii,  106,  112. 

Fillmore,  xi,  141. 

Flint,  xiv,  58. 

Folger,  xiv,  269. 

Foote,  ix,  272. 

Forth,  xxiii,  184. 

Foster,  i,  352  ;  xx,  227,  308. 

Fowler,  vii,  131 ;  xi,  247. 

Fownes,  xviii,  185. 

Foxcroft,  viii,  171,  260. 

Franklin,  xi,  17  ;  xvi,  273. 

Freeman,  xx,  59,  353. 

Frost,  V,  165. 

Frye,  viii,  226. 

Fuller,  xiii,  351. 

Gachet,  i,  344. 

Gale,  xviii,  189. 

Gassett,  i,  344. 

Gillam,  xix,  254. 

Gilbert,  iv,  223,  329. 

Gilman,  xviii,  258. 

Gookin,  i,  345;  ii,  167. 

Gorges,  xv,  18. 

Grant,  xxi,  173. 

Greene,  iv,  75  ;  xv,  105;  xvi,  12. 

Greenough,  xvii,  167. 

Greenwood,    xiv,  171;    xv,  239. 

Griffin,  xiii,  108. 

Gusshee,  i,  344. 

Hall,  vi,  259;  xiii,  15;  xv,  59; 

XV,  238. 
Hancock,  ix,  352. 
Harlackenden,  x,  129  ;  xiv,  319  ; 

XV,  327. 
Harlow,  xiv,  227. 
Harris,  ii,  218. 
Harvey,  xii,  313. 
Hatch,  xiv,  197 


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Haynes,  ix,  349. 

Hildreth,  xi,  7. 

Hill,  xii,  139,  258. 

Hinds,  xviii,  267. 

Hinckley,  xiii,  208. 

Hoar,  xvii,  149. 

Hobbs,  ix,  255. 

Huntington,  V,  163. 

Hutchinson,  xix,  13 ;  xx,  355. 

Jaffrey,  xv,  16. 

Jeffi'ies,  XV,  14. 

Jenks,  ix,  201. 

Jenner,  xix,  246. 

Jessop,  X,  357. 

Johnson,  viii,  202,  359. 

Johonnot,  vi,  357;  vii,  141. 

Jones,  vi,  200,  278. 

Josselyn,  ii,  306;  siv,  15. 

Kellogg,  xii,  201;  xiv,  125. 

Kent,  XV,  273. 

King,  xi,  357. 

Kingsbury,  xiii,  157 ;  xvi,  327. 

Kirtland,  xiv,  241. 

Knowlton,  xv,  344. 

Lane,  x,  356  ;  xi,  360. 

Lawrence,  x,  297. 

Lee,  xi,  329. 

Lewis,  xvii,  162. 

Leonard,  v,  403. 

Leverett,  iv,  121  ;  xii,  289. 

Lindall,  vii,  15. 

Lombard,  xii,  249. 

Loring,  vii,  163,  326. 

Mac  Kinstry,  xii,  231,  321  ;  xiii, 

39. 
Mann,  xiii,  325,  364. 
Marvin,  xvi,  235. 
Mascarene,  ix,  239 ;  x,  143. 
Mason,  xv,  117,  217,  318;  xvii, 

39,214;  xviii,  245. 


Mather,  v,  460;  vi-20. 

Meigs,  iv,  91. 

Messenger,  xvi,  308. 

Metcalf,  vi,  171. 

Miner,  xiii,  161. 

Minot,  i,  171. 

Nichols,  xiv,  27. 

Norton,  xiii,  225. 

Gates,  vi,  150. 

Odin,  xii,  223. 

Oliver,  xix,  100. 

Osgood,  xiii,  117,  200  ;  xx,  22. 

Otis,    ii,  281;  iv,  143;  v,  171. 

Paddock,  xii,  220. 

Pain,  XV,  235. 

Parker,  xvi,  41. 

Parsons,  i,  263;  xii,  175. 

Payne,  v,  331. 

Peabody,  ii,  153,  261;  iii,  259. 

Pearce,  vi,  276. 

Pease,  iii,  27,  169,  233,  390. 

Peirce,  xxi,  61,  157,   257,  340. 

Pepperrell,  xx,  1. 

Perkins,  xi,  315;  xii,  79;  xiv, 

113  ;  xvii,  63. 
Peters,  ii,  58. 
Phillipse,  X,  25. 
Preston,  xiv,  26. 
Prince,  v,  375. 
Quincy,  xi,  71,  157. 
llalegh,  xvi,  107. 
Rawson,  iii,  297. 
lleyner,  xi,  300. 
llichardson,  ix,  68. 
Ricker,  v,  308,  464. 
Roberts,  viii,  63. 
Robinson,  xiv,  17. 
Rogers,  v,  105,    224,    311;  xii, 

337;  xiii,  61. 
Rolfe,  iii,  149. 


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Rollins,  viii,  253. 

Rounsevill,  xix,  47. 

Sanborn,  x,  271. 

St.  John,  xiv,  61. 

Sliaplei<i;h,  v,  345. 

Shelton,  xi,  271. 

Sherburne,  ix,  180. 

Shirley,  x,  47. 

Smith,  xiv,  28. 

Spofford,  viii,  335;  ix,  61,  273. 

Strange,  xix,  324. 

Stebbins,  v,  71,  351. 

Stedman,  xiv,  69. 

Stone,  x,  229. 

Stoughton,  V,  350. 

Strong,  viii,  180. 

Sullivan,  xix,  289. 

Sumner,  viii,  128  ;  ix,  297. 

Swett,  vi,  49. 

Symmes,  xiii,  135. 

Taintor,  iii,  154. 

Talbot,  ix,  129. 

Taylor,  ii,  398. 

Temple,  x,  73. 

Thatcher,  xiii,  245;  xiv,  11. 

Tibbets,  viii,  130. 

Tileston,  xiii,  121. 

Tolman,  xiv,  247. 

Tompsou,  XV,  113. 

Towne,  xx,  367;  xxi,  12,  217. 

Tozer,  xvi,  133. 

Tully,  iii,  157. 

Tuttle,  viii,  132 ;  xxi,  133. 

Twombly,  viii,  263. 

Tyndale,  xviii,  185. 


Vane,  ii,  143. 

Varnum,  v,  79,  250. 

Vassal],  xvii,  56,  113. 

Vaughn,  v,  245 ;  xix,  354. 

Vickery,  xviii,  186. 

Wade,  xi,  163,  210. 

Waldron,  viii,  78. 

Walter,  viii,  209. 

Wallingtbrd,  xx,  335. 

Ward,  xvii,  339. 

Ware,  vi,  145. 

Warner,  xx,  64. 

Washington,  vi,  384;  xvii,  248. 

Watson,  xviii,  363. 

Weaver,  xviii,  257. 

Webster,  ix,  159. 

Weld,  vii,  309;  viii,  207;  ix,  42. 

Wells, xii,  157. 

Wentworth,   iv,  321;    vi,    213, 

291;  vii,  265,  304;  viii,  48, 

246. 
Whitney,  xi,  113;  xii,  215. 
Whitmore,  x,  356  ;  xiii,  301. 
Whittemore,  xxi,  l69. 
Wigglesworth,  xv,  324. 
Wilder,  xxi,  120. 
Willard,  iv,  305. 
Williams,  xii,  297. 
Wingate,  ix,  143. 
Winslow,  iv,  297  ;  xvii,  159. 
Winthrop,  xviii,  182. 
Wolcott,i,  251. 
Woodward,  xviii,  265. 
Wright,  iv,  355. 
Wyman,  iii,  33. 


INDEX. 


Abbot,  47. . 

Adams,  36,  40,  IIG,  133, 

162,  190,  234. 
Alcleii,  30,  133,  235. 
Allan,  220. 
Allen,  133. 
Alvord,  185. 
Ames,  231. 
Amoi-v,  106. 
Applelon,  71,211,  231. 
Arnold,  3G. 
Atwater,  73. 

Babcock,  162. 
Bacon,  43. 
Badcock,  197. 
Bailey,  224. 
Baker,  72. 
Baldwin,  133. 
Barrj',  49. 
Bass,  36. 
Batclieller,  184. 
Bean,  72. 
Beardslev,  211. 
Bearss,  228. 
Beede,  72. 
Belcher,  232. 
Bellows,  106. 
Benedict,  64. 
Bergen,  207. 
Bin,  221. 
Billings,  36. 
Binney,  82. 
Bird,  106. 
Bissell,  145. 
Blake,  124, 277. 
BoUes,  199. 
Bolton,  175. 
Boltwood,  276. 
Bond,  266. 
Borden,  231. 
Bordley,  202. 
Bordman,  259,  274. 
Bostwick,  73. 
Bowdoin,  109. 
Bowles,  80,  231. 
Boyleston,  133. 
Brackett,  152.      , 
Bradford,  67. 


Bradstreet,  284. 
Braiuard,  123. 
Brattles,  216. 
Brewster,  117. 
Bridgewater,  252. 
Brigham,  147. 
Bright,  140. 
Brimmer,  121. 
Brown,  74, 161, 229, 230, 

231,269,277. 
Bruen,  125. 
Buchanan,  63. 
Ballard,  116. 
Burgess,  194. 
Burke,  185. 
Butler,  62. 

Capen,  36. 
Capron,  141. 
Carpenter,  133. 
Carr,  72. 
Carey,  252. 
Champnev,  102,  218. 
Chapin,  172. 
Chapman,  92. 
Chase,  221. 
Chauncey,  127,  234. 
Checkley,  58. 
Chesley,  72. 
Cliipman,  164. 
Clark,  37,  205. 
Cobb,  188. 
Coe,  116,  151. 
Coffin. 

Cogswell,  27. 
Coleman,  217. 
Collins,  231. 
Cope,  168. 
Copeland,  36. 
Cotton,.  234. 
Cradock,  234. 
Cragin,  151. 
Crandall,  150. 
Cnrwin,  187. 
Cushman,  103. 
Cutler,  222. 

Dana,  199. 
Dane,  95. 


Darlington,  86. 
Davenport,  75. 
Davis,  233,  278. 
Day,  39,  53. 
Deane,  61,  74,234,280. 
Dexter,  148,  232. 
Dickinson,  196. 
Dinsmore,  218. 
Dodd,  38. 

Drake,  44,  232,  280. 
Dubois,  47,  155. 
Dudley,  53,  176,  234. 
Dumaresq,  181. 
Dunnell,  173. 

Eager,  234. 
Eastman,  224. 
Eliot,  94,  2.32. 
Emmett,  110. 
Everett,  156. 
Ewer,  60. 
Ewing,  138. 

Farmer,  30,  32,  33,  36, 

253. 
Farr,  187. 
Farrar,  87. 
Faxon,  42,  133. 
Fenton,  220. 
Fessenden,  69. 
Field,  152,  178,  194. 
Fiske,  222,  223,  230. 
Flint,  153. 
Foote,  61. 
Fowler,  125. 
Freeman,  161. 
French,  36,  133. 
Frost,  81. 
Frothiualiam,  70. 
Fuller,  i41. 

Gale,  191,  209. 
Gardner,  130. 
Geer,  111. 
Gibbs,  45,  227. 
Gilbert,  71,  232,  258. 
Giles,  187. 
Gilman,  179,  191. 
Gilpin,  2;52. 


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Glover,  313. 
Goddard,  35. 
Goodhue,  35. 
Goodwin,  45,  61,  268. 
Gould,  41,  187. 
Goulding,  116. 
Green,  133,  135,  164. 
Greenleaf,  94. 
Greenough,  183. 
Griswold,  229. 
Grout,  1.16,  127. 
Guild,  223. 

Hall,  105. 
Ham,  72. 
Hancock,  234. 
Harding,  185. 
Harris,  169. 
Hart,  225. 
Harwood,  37. 
Hastings,  207. 
Haven,  41,  60. 
Haydeu,  133, 146. 
Hayward,  229. 
Heard,  72. 
Herrick,  46. 
Hildreth,  120. 
Hill,  75,  134,  263. 
Hinckley,  144. 
Hinman,  109,  261. 
Hobart,  36. 
Hobbs,  101. 
Hodges,  38,  87. 
Holbrook,  80,  116,  133. 
liolgate,  256. 
Holmes,  187,  195. 
Holt,  189. 
Homes,  277. 
Hosmer,  170. 
Houghton,  52. 
Hoyt,  119. 
Hubbard,  144. 
Hunt,  178. 

Huntington,  126,  182. 
Hurlburt,  169. 
Hutchins,  201. 
Hutchinson,    127,    200, 

201,204. 
Hyde,  187. 
Hyslop,  93. 

.Inches,  121. 
Ingraham,  150. 

Jackson,  36,  232. 
Jeuner,  197. 
Jennison,  187. 
Jewell,  155. 
Jones,  37,  65,  232. 
Judd,  110. 


Kellogg,  135,  156. 
Kidder,  82. 
Kilbourn,  45,  114. 
Kimball,  83. 
Kingsbury,  145. 

Lane,  108, 120. 
Lawrence,    48,   55,  89, 

112,  122,  232,  274. 
Lake,  101. 
Leavitt,  90. 
Lee,  75. 
Lelaud,  70. 
Leonard,  74,  187. 
Leverett,  67,  113. 
Levering,  128. 
Lewis,  183. 
Lincoln,  195. 
Lindall,  187. 
Litchfield,  98. 
Littell,  260. 
Locke,  90. 
Lowell,  39. 
Ludwig,  230. 
Lyman,  196. 

McKinstry,  131,  204. 
Makepeace,  129. 
Marshall,  187. 
Marvin,  55. 
]\Iaskell,  139. 
Mather,  55. 
Meade,  270. 
Merrick,  160. 
Messinger,  182. 
Metcalf,  169,  219. 
Miles,  39. 
Mills,  133. 
Miner,  100. 
Mitchell,  144,  254. 
Montgomery,  180. 
Morey,  169. 
Morgan,  78. 
Morris,  89,  233. 
Morristown,251. 
Morse,  66,  78, 98,  265. 
Mudge,  203,  255. 
Munsell,  145. 
Mygatt,  88. 

Nash,  09,  88. 
Nason,  145. 
Neal,  115. 
Nelson,  110. 
Newton,  72. 
Niles,  133. 
Noble,  69. 
North,  156. 
Norton,  142. 
Noyes,  164. 


Odin,  136. 
Olcott,  45. 
Oliver,  201,  212. 
Otis,  72. 
Ott,  150. 

Padelford,  233. 
Page,  233. 
Paine,  36,  373. 
Park,  42,  103. 
Parsons,  81,  334. 
Partridge,  196. 
Patterson,  47. 
Peabody,  149,  317. 
Pease,  55. 
Penn,  333. 
Penniman,  133. 
Perkins,  158. 
Phelps,  174. 
Phoenix,  215. 
Pierce,  277. 
Pinkham,  72. 
Piper,  60. 
Pitman,  203. 
Pool,  187. 
Pope,  174,  320. 
Porter,  94,  355. 
Pratt,  159. 
Preble,  338. 
Prentice,  83. 
Preston,  41,  191,  339. 
Price,  378. 
Purrington,  73. 
Putnam,  133. 

Quincy,  40,  123. 

Rawson,  58. 
Redfield,  32,  88, 153. 
Reed,  168,  233. 
Reyner,  120. 
Rice,  137,  234. 
Richards,  165. 
Richardson,  101,  133. 
Riddell,  85. 
Ripley,  308,  319. 
Robbins,  43. 
Robinson,  37, 149,  187. 
Rockwell,  83. 
Rockwood,  108,  116. 
Rogers,  78, 171. 
Rosel,  148. 

Safford,  37,  133. 
Saltonstall,  334. 
Sampson,  187,  189. 
Sanborn,  113. 
Sanger,  78,  116. 
Sargent,  128,  233. 
Savage,  234,  275. 


Index. 


287 


Sawin,  215. 
ScrantoQ,  105. 
Sears,  98,  272. 
Sewell,  284. 
Sharpless,  31. 
Shattuck,  100. 
Sheldon,  2()4. 
Sheltou,  121. 
Shippen,  263. 
Shrimpton,  93. 
Shurtletr,  67. 
Si£!:ournej',  121. 
Sm,  100.  150. 
Smith,  59,  72,  83. 
Sohier,  121. 
Somerbj^  234. 
Sparhawk,  197. 
Spofford,  76. 
Sprague.  34.  49. 
Stackpole,  72. 
Stebbins,  29. 
Steele,  143. 
Stetson,  49. . 
Stiles,  147,  179. 
Stoddard,  59,  200. 
Stone,  209. 
Sturgis,  234. 
Sumner,  93,  234. 
Swett,  77. 

Taintor,  50,  146. 
Tappan,  173,  277. 
Taj'lor,  170. 
Temple,  109. 


Thayer,  36, 133. 

Thomas,  233. 
[Tliomson,  49. 
vThornton,  71,  77,  232, 

Thurston,  203. 
Towne,  226. 
To^vnsend,  193. 
Tracy,  188. 
Trask,  84,  93,  280. 
Trowbridge,  96. 
Tucker,  77. 
Turner,  85. 
Tuttle,  72. 
Twitchell,116. 

Upham,  44. 

Vail,  273. 
Van  Brunt,  221. 
Varney,  72. 
Vaughn,  198. 
Very,  187. 
Vinton,  133, 136. 

Waldo,  190. 

Waldron,  72,  234. 
Wales,  36. 
Walker,  166. 
Wallingford,  72. 
Ward,  79. 
Ware,  84. 
Warren,  96. 


Washington,  157,   172, 

206,  234. 
Watkins,  227. 
Watson,  29,  72, 192, 193. 
Watts,  101. 
Webb,  187, 
Webster,  37. 
Wellman,  218. 
Wells,  57,  232. 
Wetmore,  99,  167. 
Whipple,  118,  120. 
White,  36, 133,  154. 
Whitman,  34. 
Whitmore,  99, 105,215, 

264. 
Whitney,  102,  122,  138, 

158. 
Whittemore,  99. 
Whittlesey,  102. 
Wigglesworth,  183. 
Wight,  57. 
Wilder,  212. 
Willard,  132. 
Williams,  51. 
Willoughby,  193. 
Winslow,  183. 
Winsor,  50. 

Winthrop,  185, 186,  210. 
Wistar,  234. 
Wiswall,  149. 
Wolff,  577. 
Woodman,  103,  107. 
Worcester  111. 


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